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Mozilla knew of Pwn2Own bug before CanSecWest |
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Source: ZDNet Blogs - Posted by Anthony Pell
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The vulnerability was described as a “memory safety problem in the array.join function” and was bundled into a security advisory that carries a critical rating.
Even before a pair of researchers hacked into Firefox to snag second place at the CanSecWest Pwn2Own contest, Mozilla knew about the vulnerability and was working on a fix.
That fix arrived today with Firefox 11, a high-priority update that fixes a dozen security flaws that expose Windows and Mac OS X users to a wide range of hacker attacks.
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