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Why is it that Flash is so exploitable? The web is rampant with Flash exploits and Adobe seems to do nothing about it.
by fragsworth 15y ago
Why is it that Flash is so exploitable? The web is rampant with Flash exploits and Adobe seems to do nothing about it.
- uxp 15y agoThis was a Java Exploit.
- viraptor 15y ago> “It exploits the visitor’s browsing platform (the browser, the browser plugins like Adobe Flash, Adobe PDF, etc, Java, …) Both Java and Flash. Java was more dangerous, but still...
- code_duck 15y agoI decoded the scripts on some recent WordPress blogs that were hacked. It would try to exploit Java first, then Flash if that didn't work, and then a couple other things if I recall correctly.
- skeletonjelly 15y agoBecause plugins run under their own process. Not subject to the sandboxing you'd find in Chrome/Safari for instance. Plugins are given pretty high trust.
- ams6110 15y agoI always browse with all plugins and java disabled. If a site uses Flash, I typically will just move on unless it's something absolutely essential to what I'm doing. Surprising how many sites that use Flash don't have any usable fallback for clients that don't support it or have it disabled. I don't think I've come across a Java applet in the last 5 years. I see NO need to allow Java in the browser unless it's for a trusted, internal-use application.
- skeletonjelly 15y agoGood move. I suppose the most vulnerable are those driving desks being forced to use IE7, Standard Operating Environment that runs these plugins or some internal business application requires them.
- cpeterso 15y agoFlash is likely the single most installed software in the world. Consider how many Windows, Mac, and Linux desktops and Android devices have Flash. Thus, Flash is an extremely popular target for bad guys.