[OpenIndiana-discuss] Firefox security

[Gary Driggs]

On Nov 17, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Bob Friesenhahn
<bfriesen at simple.dallas.tx.us> wrote:

> Even with x86 binary code, it is possible that the code may be able to resolve and invoke a standard C library call (e.g. system()) in a way which works on both Solaris and Linux.

The JavaScript I've seen most of lately is designed to iteratively
check for vulnerable plugins & deliver a payload based on what's
available. OS X & Android are the biggest unix targets to date as
their user populations are much bigger and less savvy.

-Gary