RIM issue PSA subsequent Pwn2Own exploit

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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RIM issue PSA subsequent Pwn2Own exploit

It is not now desktop web browsers receiving hack at this year's Pwn2Own confront mobile browsers contain also been under attack for vulnerabilities, and a quite big single have now be found in RIM's browser for Blackberry OS 6. 


it seems that, there's a JavaScript-related bug that might let a "unkindly intended" website gain right of entry to data store on both the phone's medium card and fitted storage, but not data store in the storage space portion for application (such contact information). For its fraction, RIM says that it hasn't actually seen any evidence of anyone exploiting the vulnerability, but it's nonetheless urging folks to disable JavaScript on affected devices, and it's now busy providing IT departments everywhere with guidelines on how to do so. If that proves to be complicated, it's suggesting that you simply disable the Blackberry Browser altogether until it can be patched.

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