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Re: [Full-disclosure] Exploiting memory corruption vulnerabilities on Internet Explorer 8



Yes, I am aware of the JVM and the Flash AVM heap spray techniques, no
DEP/ASLR there... But as you said, so far there's no known "catch-all"
technique against IE8.
Along with other security features (
http://blogs.msdn.com/architecture/archive/2009/08/13/internet-explorer-8-rated-tops-against-malware-and-phishing-attacks.aspx)
this basicly means that IE8 is the most secure web browser nowadays?

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Jared DeMott <jared.demott@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> I'm not aware of any catch-all technique just for IE8, though there are
> a few common ones like return oriented programming.  Application
> specific techniques are also common when third party extensions are
> involved.
>
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> __________________________________________
> Jared D. DeMott
> Principal Security Researcher
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