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Thread ID: 59110 2005-06-21 22:35:00 Would a firewall help? Disabling Java? Strommer (42) PC World Chat
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365976 2005-06-21 22:35:00 Fresh vulnerabilities in all popular browsers

Fresh vulnerabilities have been found in several web browsers, including Safari, Internet Explorer 5.x, Camino 0.x and iCab 2.x for OS X; IE 6.x for Windows; and Opera 7.x and 8.x, Mozilla 1.7x and all version of Firefox on both platforms. The vulnerabilities relate to a dialog origin spoofing flaw, whereby JavaScript dialog boxes do not display or include their origin, which allows a new window to open a dialog box, which appears to be from a trusted site. Fixes have yet to be released. See here (secunia.com) for more.

Would a firewall help? Disabling Java?
Strommer (42)
365977 2005-06-21 22:46:00 Solution: Do not browse untrusted web sites while browsing trusted sites.

You can also turn off Java Scripting, if you are surfing untrusted sites at the same time as trusted sites.

in FireFox, Tools => Options => Web Features => Uncheck Javascript
KiwiTT_NZ (233)
365978 2005-06-21 22:56:00 Solution: Do not browse untrusted web sites while browsing trusted sites.

Does this mean that somehow browsing trusted sites opens up vulnerabilities? Not sure what you mean.

BTW, I meant to post this on PF1, not chat.
Mods - flick it over if needed.
Strommer (42)
365979 2005-06-21 22:57:00 It is not a major problem.
Just make sure that when going to secure sites that you type in the actual website address and don't go to it from any website links.
This is a normal security precaution which everyone should already be following

Successful exploitation normally requires that a user is tricked into opening a link from a malicious web site to a trusted web site.
Do not browse untrusted web sites while browsing trusted sites
Safari (3993)
365980 2005-06-22 01:02:00 A little care and attention will defeat cross-site scripting attacks. I cannot imagine myself ever entering my user name and password into a random pop-up box that appears out of context.

A firewall will certainly not help, because you chose to go to that fraudulent site, and disabling javascript will kill the functionality of many useful sites, such as banking sites.

What may possibly be very helpful though, is the Netcraft (www.netcraft.com) anti-phishing toolbar for IE and FF. It notes the site you are looking at, matches it to their database of dirty-tricks sites, and tells you.
vinref (6194)
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