Re: XSS in Internet Explorer 6 and 7

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The latest version of Opera’s web browser for mobile phones works with
Google’s Android operating system, bringing the first alternative browser to
the open-source OS for smartphones.

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SpuriousLogic writes “A Los Angeles real estate developer is suing Apple for patent infringement over the way the iPhone navigates Web sites. The suit, which was filed on behalf of EMG Technology, seeks unspecified damages. EMG Technology is a company that holds the patents of Elliot Gottfurcht, the real estate developer, as well as Marlo Longstreet and Grant Gottfurcht. The company claims that the iPhone infringes on patent 7,441,196 — a patent that was approved only last month, after a filing process that began on March 13, 2006. That patent is for an invention that displays ‘on-line content reformatted from a webpage in a hypertext markup language (HTML) format into an extensible markup language (XML) format to generate a sister site.’ This sister site is a simplified version of the original site that is then displayed on any number of devices — including cell phones, EMG says.”Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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XSS in Internet Explorer 6 and 7

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On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 4:53 AM, Benjamin Mossé wrote: > Date: 25th of November, 2008 > > 1. What is Browser Rider? > > Browser Rider is a hacking framework to build payloads that exploit the > browser. …

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Ian Paul, reporting for PC World:
That patent is for an invention that displays “on-line content reformatted from a webpage in a hypertext markup language (HTML) format into an extensible markup language (XML) format to generate a sister site.” This sister site is a simplified version of the original site that is then displayed on any number of devices—including cell phones, EMG says.
Now, it seems to me that this is a description of what every single mobile phone on the market does. Every mobile phone EXCEPT the iPhone, that is.
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Google has just unleashed a new Chrome update that includes notable performance improvements for its fast Web browser. Current Chrome beta users will automatically receive the new beta release over the next few days, Google Chrome Program Manager Mark Larson said.
Beyond introducing a number of fixes the company previously rolled out to its development channel, Chrome beta 0.4.154.25 adds features such as a new bookmark manager. Users will be able to “search bookmarks, create folders, and drag and drop bookmarks to new locations,” Larson added.
Enhanced Privacy Control
Other notable Chrome changes are intended to give users better control of Web privacy. A new privacy section is accessed by opening the wrench menu, clicking on “options” and selecting the “under the hood” tab. “It groups together all of the configuration options for features that might send data to another service,” Larson said.
Google also has improved Chrome’s pop-up blocker, which had minimized pop-up windows on the lower right corner of the browser window, creating one “constrained” window for each pop-up, Larson said.
“Now Google Chrome displays one small notification in the corner that shows the number of blocked pop-ups,” Larson explained. “A menu on the notification lets you open a specific pop-up, if needed.”
Additionally, the latest beta release fixes a design flaw that allowed downloaded HTML files to read other files on the user’s PC, and even send them to sites on the Internet. “We now prevent local files from connecting to the network and also prompt you to confirm a download if it is an HTML file,” Larson said.
Plotting Strategies
This week’s beta upgrade is Google’s latest step toward preparing Chrome, which currently runs only on Windows, for an official release in early 2009. Last week, Google Vice President Sundar Pichai told The Times newspaper, based in London, that…

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Source: CIO Today

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SpuriousLogic writes “A Los Angeles real estate developer is suing Apple for patent infringement over the way the iPhone navigates Web sites. The suit, which was filed on behalf of EMG Technology, seeks unspecified damages. EMG Technology is a company that holds the patents of Elliot Gottfurcht, the real estate developer, as well as Marlo Longstreet and Grant Gottfurcht. The company claims that the iPhone infringes on patent 7, 441, 196- a patent that was approved only last month, after a filing process that began on March 13, 2006. That patent is for an invention that displays ‘on-line content reformatted from a webpage in a hypertext markup language (HTML) format into an extensible markup language (XML) format to generate a sister site.’ This sister site is a simplified version of the original site that is then displayed on any number of devices–including cell phones, EMG says.”Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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For the first time in its history, Cisco will be shutting down during the year-end holiday season to save money; Mozilla will probably add a third beta to the development schedule for Firefox 3.1 to get a better handle on remaining bugs and give several new features. (6:09)

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Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.2 (November 12, 2008): Corrected a registry key verification entry for Internet Explorer 6 for all supported x64-based editions of Windows Server 2003.Summary: This security update resolves five privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability. The vulnerabilities could allow information disclosure or remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

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