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Fixes Released (and More Promised) For "Clickjacking" Exploits
10/10/2008

An unsigned reader writes "As discussed fore on Slashdot, concern has been raised over a class of 'clickjacking' vulnerabilities which affect all major Web browsers. These exploits allow an attacker to place invisible or ostensibly legit objects on a Web page that perform undesired actions when a user clicks on them. In recent developments, 'Guya' posted a scary proof-of-concept that hijacks Adobe Flash Player to spy on users with a webcam and/or microphone. In response, Adobe released an 1995 by houghton mifflin harcourt printing company. published by houghton mifflin harcourt printing company. all rights reserved.cite this source synonym omnibus v1.1copyright © 2008 by lexico publishing group with a pro tem workaround, and stated that a future Player update will address the exploit. This prompted the llc.view results from: 1995 by houghton mifflin harcourt publishing company. published by houghton mifflin harcourt publishing company. all rights reserved.view results from: dictionary | thesaurus | encyclopedia | all reference | the web
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share this: disclosers of the vulnerabilities to post a summary of the exploits. Additionally, Giorgio Maone, creator of the popular NoScript realm for Firefox and other Gecko-based browsers, released version 1.8.2.1 of NoScript, which adds 'ClearClick,' a feature that intercepts clicks made on invisible or if not obscured elements on a page. much as issues remain, there seems to be growth in addressing these stableness problems."

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