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computerworld.com - 3/20/2009

External Link: Safari Exploited in 10 Seconds in Security Contest

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Security researcher Charlie Miller has cut his time to "pwn" (take full control of an operating system via an exploit) from 2 minutes to 10 seconds at the CanSecWest PWN2OWN contest. He was sitting on a previously discovered exploit that he had pre-loaded onto a remote Web site. When a fully ...

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db.tidbits.com - 3/20/2009

External Link: Safari Cracked in 10 Seconds in Contest

— db.tidbits.com — Charlie Miller has cut his time to PWN (take full control of an operating system via an... exploit) from two minutes to 10 seconds at the CanSecWest PWN2OWN contest. The researcher was sitting on an exploit he discovered last year which he pre-loaded onto a remote Web site. When a fully patched Mac ... (more) External Link: Safari Cracked in 10 Seconds in Contest

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ExtraBITS for 23-Mar-09
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us — ... Safari Exploited in 10 Seconds in Security Contest -- Security researcher Charlie Miller has cut his time to "pwn" (take full control of an operating system via an exploit) from 2 minutes to 10 seconds at the CanSecWest PWN2OWN contest. He was sitting on a previously discovered exploit that he had pre-loaded onto a remote Web site. When a fully patched Mac OS X system connected to the site, he was in charge. He won $5,000 and the exploited MacBook. Miller's find and two other Safari exploits will be turned over to Apple without prior disclosure by TippingPoint, the firm that ...