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Alarm Raised For "Clickjacking" Browser Exploit

Posted by timothy on

Shipment Date writes "ZDNet's Zero Day blog has some new information on what looks like a scary new browser exploit/threat affecting all the major desktop platforms — Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Adobe Flash. The threat, called Clickjacking, was to be discussed at the OWASP conference but was nixed at the last minute at hte request of affected vendors. From the article: 'In a nutshell, it's when you visit a malicious website and the attacker is able to take control of the links that your browser visits. The problem affects all of the different browsers except something like lynx. The issue has nothing to do with JavaScript so turning JavaScript off in your browser will not help you.'"

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  1. Hurray for us lynx users! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    *crickets*

  2. Thank Jeebus! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally I have a legitimate excuse for all the pr0n sites that are in my browser history. No honey, it isn't me, it's a browsers exploit! I swear!

    1. Re:Thank Jeebus! by Roberticus · · Score: 5, Funny

      Finally I have a legitimate excuse for all the pr0n sites that are in my browser history. No honey, it isn't me, it's a browsers exploit! I swear!

      I don't know how things work for you, but saying that I just got clickjacked is only going to get me into more trouble, not less.

  3. Re:Information by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's very similar to the DNS issue from a couple of months back: It's a hugely scary thing that will doom the Internet, but because we're responsible we can't tell you what it is in any detail. However, if you don't patch your browser immediately (patch not yet available), you are fucked.

    Have a nice day.

  4. Re:Information by Kaptainkid · · Score: 5, Funny

    For additional support information. Click this link. LOL

  5. Re:Information by lysergic.acid · · Score: 5, Funny

    i still don't get it. could you give an analogy involving cars?

  6. Re:Information by Cousin+Scuzzy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Better? :-P

    Well, That's better than simply turning on the radio when you needed to eject.

  7. Re:Turn to Lynx? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hate to burst you bubble, but it does not mean I'm 12. It means that I'm older than sin.

    You young'uns these days just don't understand anything that has a black rope coming out the back. It's got to be all "txtm3 or gtfo". 4COL. Well, @TEOTD I have a message for you, young man! GOML* and GAL! --AKAIB

    * Get Off My Lawn