Security Surprises On Firefox Quantum
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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This morning I've found an scaring surprise on my Firefox Quantum. Casually it was connected to a proxy when an unexpected connection came up, the browser was connecting to an unknown remote site via HTTP and downloading a ZIP that contains an ELF shared library, without any type of signature on it. This means two things 1) the owner of that site might spread malware infecting many many people. 2) the ISP also might do that. Ubuntu Version: Firefox Quantum version: The URL: hxxp://ciscobinary.openh264.org/openh264-linux64-0410d336bb748149a4f560eb6108090f078254b1.zip...