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There's much more to a browser than JS engine. They picked to most open-source one.
by hu3 7mo ago
There's much more to a browser than JS engine.
They picked to most open-source one.
- SahAssar 7mo agoWebKit is not open source? Sure there are closed source parts of Safari, but I'd guess at least 90% of safari attack surface is in WebKit and it's parts.
- Normal_gaussian 7mo agoIn many cases, the difference between a bug and an attack vector lies in the closed source areas. This is going to be the case automating attack detection against most programs where a portion is obscured.
- dwaite 7mo agoHowever, Firefox also needs to use the closed source OS when running on Windows or macOS. There are also WebKit-based Linux browsers, which obviously do not use closed-source OS interfaces. My pessimistic guess on reasoning is that they suspected Firefox to have more tech debt.
- rs_rs_rs_rs_rs 7mo ago>In many cases, the difference between a bug and an attack vector lies in the closed source areas. You say many cases, let's see some examples in Safari.