Google discloses actively-exploited Windows vulnerability

[Swa]

And why not? Chrome released their own update claiming to fix the issue. MS is showing a new face here of attending to issues when they arise.

They're still showing their old face of abusing their market dominance. If they were showing a new face of putting customers first they would have spend all time and effort to patch the OS. So sorry bud.

 

[Geoff.D]

I agree, something is wrong with current legislation.

If exploits are published immediately without giving company a notice, it can harm company reputation or users. However if a company has a time to issue court orders, but fixes are still not coming up, it is somehow dodgy.

In this case there are still no fixes from Microsoft. Google wrote something half tighted that exploits are currently in use. Do they mean Microsoft software use them? It would explain why there are no fixes. It is easy to close a hole, but if they have to replace it with other exploits, it will take weeks or even months.

A fix for Adobe flash was released on the 27th October together with 2 updates. There is another fix due for release on Tuesday next week.

Chrome has yet to update anything! and I have just checked when the last update happened on Chrome and that was two weeks ago!

So what all this noise is about is beyond me.

 

[Swa]

A fix for Adobe flash was released on the 27th October together with 2 updates. There is another fix due for release on Tuesday next week.

Chrome has yet to update anything! and I have just checked when the last update happened on Chrome and that was two weeks ago!

So what all this noise is about is beyond me.

Chrome is already immune to it. Why should it update anything?

 

[Geoff.D]

Chrome is already immune to it. Why should it update anything?

No it is not . Strange that Chrome is right now running an update! There was no sign of any update last week for Chrome!

Notice also that a recent report:

According to a new browser security report, Microsoft Edge is more effective than both Chrome and Firefox at protecting users from some malicious threats.

The browsers tested were:

Google Chrome: Version 53.0.2785
Microsoft Edge 38.14393.0.0
Mozilla Firefox: Version 48.0.2

A little bit of sour grapes maybe?

 

[Swa]

No it is not . Strange that Chrome is right now running an update! There was no sign of any update last week for Chrome!

Notice also that a recent report:



The browsers tested were:

Google Chrome: Version 53.0.2785
Microsoft Edge 38.14393.0.0
Mozilla Firefox: Version 48.0.2

A little bit of sour grapes maybe?

A little bit of you being unable to read maybe?

Chrome’s sandbox blocks win32k.sys system calls using the Win32k lockdown mitigation on Windows 10, which prevents exploitation of this sandbox escape vulnerability.

 

[Geoff.D]

A little bit of you being unable to read maybe?

Not all, I read that and followed ALL the links and then came across this report, which puts a slightly different slant on things.

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/11/windows-zero-day-exploited-by-same-group-behind-dnc-hack/

I find it co-incidental that Google makes noise after an independent report is released, placing Edge in a better position than Chrome, is followed up with a release of information into the public domain, knowing full well that they and MS were working on the identification of the problem together and then surreptitiously releases an update to Chrome a mere few hours after their release.

I do not believe in co-incidences.

 

[DA-LION-619]

For all we know the US government wanted MS to delay the fix.

 

[Swa]

Not all, I read that and followed ALL the links and then came across this report, which puts a slightly different slant on things.

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/11/windows-zero-day-exploited-by-same-group-behind-dnc-hack/

I find it co-incidental that Google makes noise after an independent report is released, placing Edge in a better position than Chrome, is followed up with a release of information into the public domain, knowing full well that they and MS were working on the identification of the problem together and then surreptitiously releases an update to Chrome a mere few hours after their release.

I do not believe in co-incidences.

LOL you still can't read. Nothing in that says that Chrome is vulnerable.

 

[Geoff.D]

LOL you still can't read. Nothing in that says that Chrome is vulnerable.

Neither does its say Chrome is NOT vulnerable. BUT it does say that together with Windows defender Win 10 and Edge is in any case protected. AND MS followed immediately with the release of the Adobe flash update last week.

No as usual you are hell bent on clutching at vague straws to justify your views.

I am done with arguing on this thread.

 

[Swa]

Neither does its say Chrome is NOT vulnerable. BUT it does say that together with Windows defender Win 10 and Edge is in any case protected. AND MS followed immediately with the release of the Adobe flash update last week.

No as usual you are hell bent on clutching at vague straws to justify your views.

I am done with arguing on this thread.

The article says it's not vulnerable. You're the only one here claiming it is. Talk about clutching at straws as usual.

 

[Swa]

Neither does its say Chrome is NOT vulnerable.

Trolololololololololololololololol

 

[sajunky]

daniellgr is running out of steam, but never gives up.