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Chrome Throws Flash Into the Sandbox

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the with-a-pail-and-shovel dept.

wiredmikey writes "Google announced today that it will be extending Chrome's sandboxing technology to include the Flash Player plug-in. 'Sandboxing' technology is a method of isolating an application from the rest of the operating system and tightly controlling its resources. According to Google, the new sandboxing feature adds an additional layer of protection and will help protect users against malicious pages that attempt to hijack systems or steal information from the system."

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  1. By announced "today", you mean December 1st? by VGPowerlord · · Score: 4, Informative

    In case you missed it, the Chromium Blog talked about this in their December 1st blog entry.

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  2. Re:Not really important to me by carkb · · Score: 4, Informative

    Even Lynx is too 'modern'. Check this exploit: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2042

  3. Re:Dupe by wiredmikey · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes, they mentioned it earlier, today it appears to actually be in action and built into the latest beta of the product.