full-disclosure - Re: Exploiting memory corruption vulnerabilities on Internet Explorer 8

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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:44:09 -0700
From: Freddie Vicious <fred.vicious@...il.com>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Exploiting memory corruption vulnerabilities
	on Internet Explorer 8

Yes, I am aware of the JVM and the Flash AVM heap spray techniques, no
DEP/ASLR there... But as you said, so far there's no known "catch-all"
technique against IE8.
Along with other security features (
http://blogs.msdn.com/architecture/archive/2009/08/13/internet-explorer-8-rated-tops-against-malware-and-phishing-attacks.aspx)
this basicly means that IE8 is the most secure web browser nowadays?

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Jared DeMott <jared.demott@...ris.com>wrote:
>
> I'm not aware of any catch-all technique just for IE8, though there are
> a few common ones like return oriented programming.  Application
> specific techniques are also common when third party extensions are
> involved.
>
> --
> __________________________________________
> Jared D. DeMott
> Principal Security Researcher
>
>

-- 
Best wishes,
Freddie Vicious
http://twitter.com/viciousf

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