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WebKit 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.
by SahAssar 7mo ago
WebKit 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.