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Firefox JavaScript Reentrant Vulnerability
Two Hackers at the ToorCon hacker conference demonstrated a flaw in Firefox that could lead to arbitrary code execution. The problem is with how Firefox implements JavaScript. Easy mitigation step, see below. (Updates: Proof of Concept code posted... The two hackers may have overstated the problem.)

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