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Mike F · 10-02-2006, 10:29 AM

The open-source Firefox Web browser is critically flawed in the way it handles JavaScript, two hackers said Saturday afternoon.

The flaw is specific to Firefox's implementation of JavaScript, a 10-year-old scripting language widely used on the Web. . . . The implementation is a "complete mess," he said. "It is impossible to patch."

The JavaScript issue appears to be a real vulnerability, Window Snyder, Mozilla's security chief, said after watching a video of the presentation Saturday night. "What they are describing might be a variation on an old attack," she said. "We're going to do some investigating."

"Internet Explorer, everybody knows, is not very secure. But Firefox is also fairly insecure,". . . .

The hackers claim they know of about 30 unpatched Firefox flaws.

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10-02-2006, 10:29 AM	#1
Mike F Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Djibouti Exp:	Firefox has "Unfixable" Flaw The open-source Firefox Web browser is critically flawed in the way it handles JavaScript, two hackers said Saturday afternoon. The flaw is specific to Firefox's implementation of JavaScript, a 10-year-old scripting language widely used on the Web. . . . The implementation is a "complete mess," he said. "It is impossible to patch." The JavaScript issue appears to be a real vulnerability, Window Snyder, Mozilla's security chief, said after watching a video of the presentation Saturday night. "What they are describing might be a variation on an old attack," she said. "We're going to do some investigating." "Internet Explorer, everybody knows, is not very secure. But Firefox is also fairly insecure,". . . . The hackers claim they know of about 30 unpatched Firefox flaws. Full Story