The logic behind this vulnerability is quite simple and the vulnerability class has been known and understood for years, namely that of protocol handler command injection. A browser typically consists of a multitude of different URL schemes, some of which are handled by internal functions and others that are handed off to external applications
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J.B.Nicholson-Owens
16 years 45 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago
Safari is proprietary software
Safari is proprietary software and its users are now reaping the problems with the lack of software freedom. This site is called "Free Software Daily".
How is the term "free software" being used here? Is it to mean merely gratis (zero-cost) software or is it software that respects a user's freedoms to run, inspect, share, and modify the program?
Jimbob
16 years 45 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago
Unfortunately, this is one of the
Unfortunately, this is one of the draw backs of user generated content. A user submitted it and users voted it up to the home page. Sometimes we will see off topic stuff here.