Microsoft’s Plug-in puts Firefox Users at Risk
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Oct 17th, 2009 |
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Back in February, Microsoft silently slipped Windows Presentation Foundation plugin into Firefox without user’s consent. This plugin came along with .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and was installed in IE as well as Firefox via Windows Update. It has now been discovered that the code in the plugin can cause a very serious vulnerability in Firefox, which will potentially expose users to "browse and you’re owned" attacks.
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Microsoft’s Plug-in puts Firefox Users at Risk