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Mozilla to issue workaround for .ANI bug
This whole .ANI (Windows Animated Cursor) exploit fiasco sure is making Mozilla look bad. Some accused the foundation of dragging its feet when a patch wasn't issued in a timely manner and for not taking advantage of Protected Mode in Windows Vista, which can help lessen the damage in the event of an attack. Mozilla, however, asserts that this is a flaw in Windows and as such, cannot be patched in Firefox. "The ANI vulnerability is caused by a Windows error…it can be exploited through both Firefox and Internet Explorer," Mozilla VP of engineering Mike Schroepfer stated. Regardless, Mozilla will release a "workaround" to block the attack vector used in the .ANI exploits. The workaround will be included in a future Firefox security update.
For more on the workaround:
- see this ZDnet article
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