Top Browser Bugs: From Memory Crashes to Sneaky Save As Attacks

Hot Take:

Looks like the cyber gremlins have been busy! From frame-busting iframes to sneaky ‘Save As’ shenanigans, it’s a wonder our browsers aren’t in therapy. Buckle up, folks, the cyber rollercoaster is in full swing!

Key Points:

• Use-after-free vulnerability due to poorly timed garbage collection.
• Timing attacks to identify active external protocol handlers.
• Bypassing iframe restrictions with a crafty X-Frame-Options header.
• Tricking ‘Save As’ functionality to bypass file extension restrictions on Windows 10.
• Offscreen Canvas cross-origin tainting mishandled, violating same-origin policy.
• Memory corruption via manipulated <input> tags leading to exploitable crashes.
• Memory safety bugs in Firefox and Thunderbird potentially allowing arbitrary code execution.