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Re: Microsoft, Apple Spar Over Safari Security Threat
Posted by: Walaika Haskins 2008-06-03 19:05:31
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A flaw in Apple's Safari Web browser has caught the attention of Microsoft's security team. The software maker has released an advisory for Windows XP and Windows Vista users running Safari, informing them that Microsoft has begun investigating a vulnerability discovered two weeks earlier by Nitesh Dhanjani, a security researcher. One of three bugs Dhanjani found in connection with Safari, the flaw exposes PC users to a "carpet bomb" attack, allowing potentially malicious files to be downloaded to and run on a PC without the owners' consent.
This problem doesn't occur using Safari on a Mac, only on a Windoz box.
While I think Apple must fix it, having Apple fix a problem that is partly due to a Windoz problem is sort of funny.
While I think Apple must fix it, having Apple fix a problem that is partly due to a Windoz problem is sort of funny.
Apple's claims that their OS is immune to virus threats and vulnerabilities is the equivalent of a homeless person claiming they have never been robbed.
