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Recently-patched Firefox bug exploited against Tor browser users. (therecord.media)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The CVE-2024-9680 vulnerability is described as a “use-after-free” flaw, which occurs when a program tries to access memory that has already been released or freed. Memory corruption bugs like this are often used to attack browsers, potentially giving attackers control over the service or further access to the system.

R.. ru. Rst... rust

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do you need oil tin man?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

No he needs a good run through the sandblaster.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You are welcome to rewrite Firefox and its Gecko engine.

[–] pc486 12 points 1 month ago

Mozilla invented Rust to rewrite the rendering engine. Read the history of Servo and bring a tissue to cry into.