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CrossFire: An Analysis of Firefox Extension-Reuse Vulnerabilities [pdf]
- javajosh 11y agoSo if one add-on gets special permissions, then they actually ALL get that permission. Well, it could be worse. I'd hate to scare people away from installing add-ons. I mean, it's already scary and hard enough.
- dang 11y agoUrl changed from http://www.pcworld.com/article/3053889/security/researchers-attackers-could-use-holes-in-firefox-add-ons-to-target-your-pc.html?google_editors_picks=true http://www.pcworld.com/article/3053889/security/researchers-..., which points to this.
- javajosh 11y agoI was actually impressed that pcworld covered this story, which is part of why I used their link. I didn't see it anywhere else! Is there an official HN policy on what the "canonical link" is for a thing?
- dang 11y agoNot a strict policy, but if the article points to a more substantive source and the audience is capable of absorbing it (i.e. not too highly specialized and/or in a field that is widely understood here), we tend to swap for that.