Test Match between a Web Browser

Between the Web browser now available only Google Chrome, it can not be penetrated by hackers in the competition arena Pwn2Own CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, Canada. Successfully penetrated other browsers, which vary between 3,6 Firefox and Safari, even Internet Explorer 8.

Able to Charlie Miller of Independent Security to penetrate the security system of the Safari browser on Mac Book and the seizure of the operating system and OS X. Miller is known as a reliable security researchers through this system and the success of Apple’s winning the same tournament for the third time. Possibility of another security researcher Peter Vreugdenhill, to penetrate the fortress of Internet Explorer 8 by performing bypass the function of Data Execution Prevention (DEP) and address space layout randomization (ASLR). At the same time, a key weakness in Firefox 3.6.2 penetrated by a hacker named Nils security of the UK information MWR. However, the weakness of IE8 and could not be simpler if the Firefox browser running on Windows 7 features sand protected species.

How not to disclose security techniques, and how to penetrate the leading browsers in this event. Competitors can not even publish an operator can provide a patch that provides (patch) to prevent attacks by irresponsible person.

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