Safari and IE8 get shamed at Pwn2Own, Chrome still safe... for now

[TONY206]

Safari and IE8 get shamed at Pwn2Own, Chrome still safe... for now

By Tim Stevens

posted Mar 10th 2011 7:56AM

Ahead of the most recent Pwn2Own, Google made a rather proud challenge: it'd pay $20,000 to any team or individual who could successfully hack Chrome. Two takers signed up for that challenge -- and then both backed down. One individual didn't show up and a second entry, known as Team Anon, decided to focus their efforts elsewhere. There's still time left for someone to come out of the woodwork and scrape off that polish, but as of now no brave souls have registered intent. Meanwhile, IE8 was taken down by Stephen Fewer, who used three separate vulnerabilities to get out of Protected Mode and crack that browser's best locks. Safari running on a MacBook Air got shamed again, cracked in just five seconds. Not exactly an improvement compared to how it fared in 2008.

Computerworld (1), (2)

 

[jake921660]

lol at the picture claiming its better than firefox but no mention of it in the article

 

[jake921660]

also, what do they mean by hacked? hacking what? its installed on your comp all the code is right there

 

[Grapes Of Wrath]

also, what do they mean by hacked? hacking what? its installed on your comp all the code is right there

hacking basically means entering where you shouldnt. COMPUTAH RAEP

so these "protected" modes on browsers shouldnt give the wrong people access to sensitive information (encrypted info/passwords/history etc)

but these h4x0rz showed them that their shit is still swiss cheese.
(CRACKED IN 5 SECONDS? LOL)


i switched to chrome because the thread i saw here on siccness. everyone cosiigned its speed and they were right.

EVERYONE WHO STILL GOT FIREFOX.. GO GET FIRESHEEP.
LETS HACK DA PLANET

 

[jake921660]

yeah but i can access all my passwords and shit by just going to the security tab in options anyway, so what is the challenge?

 

[infinity]

i will continue to use firefox for the foreseeable future

 

[R8R]

so ggogle chrome is the way to go now?

 

[TONY206]

yeah but i can access all my passwords and shit by just going to the security tab in options anyway, so what is the challenge?

If you are able to hack the browsers you are able to create malicious code (virus, spyware, etc) that affects that browser. If I want to make a virus and have it on www.milakunisdoesanal.com and I know how to hack IE8 then I will be able to affect all IE8 visitors, but not chrome visitors.

so ggogle chrome is the way to go now?

Different browsers are better for different people and situations. I use Firefox/IE at work, but Chrome at home.

 

[Grapes Of Wrath]

my computer isnt great at all. but chrome is helllla faster than firefox.
i can have like six tabs up, illustrator and photoshop and itunes runnin with no lag..
it wasnt like that with firefox

 

[menlohog]

Been using Google Chrome since i bought my laptop. For some reason I use Firefox for porn only.weird

 

[CyrusTheVirus]

by hacked they mean

They are able to execute the calculator application on the victim machine. Also they have to write to a file on the victim machine that is outside the realm of the browser application to prove they have compromised the system. Both of those things must happen without crashing the web browser when the victim machine accesses a site setup by the contestants or whatever.

just goes to show how much microsoft fucking sucks

I been telling you brehs for a while now

They lost 1.2 million dollars in online xbox money because they randomize number codes without really randomizing them and a 12 year old can predict the sequence
http://saveandquitgaming.com/2011/03/microsoft-lose-1-2-million-due-to-code-exploit/

Also windows phone 7 which everyone loves so much made a deal with nokia which made nokia employees want to walk out on the company. However to get nokia to push windows phone 7 Microsoft paid nokia 1 billion dollars
http://mynokiablog.com/2011/03/08/microsoft-paid-nokia-over-1-billion-dollars-for-nok-ms-deal/

Microsoft is a faggot

 

[TONY206]

Been using Google Chrome since i bought my laptop. For some reason I use Firefox for porn only.weird

LOL so do I. My reason is for download helper, which lets me download .flvs. It doesn't work in chrome.

 

[fillyacup]

fucking grapes breh..that first post was funny as fuck..

i imagined some hood ass nerd schooling some flabbergasted but apprentice hood ass nerds an shit..

RAEP? lols

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

I dont hate Chrome, but i dont really like it either. Nothing is where it needs to be.

 

[Ethereal]

just goes to show how much microsoft fucking sucks

Microsoft is a faggot

Maybe morally and ethically, but their products are superior.

 

[Zer0.MediA]

[http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9214002/Safari_IE_hacked_first_at_Pwn2Own