Hack contest’s QuickTime bug puts all browsers at risk
The QuickTime vulnerability that first surfaced last Friday in a Mac hack challenge is "very serious" and can be exploited through any Java-enabled browser, including Internet Explorer 7 running on both Windows XP and Vista, the company that laid out the contest's US$10,000 prize said Wednesday. Full story »
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