Why Apple must fix Safari 'carpet bombing' flaw immediately

  2008-06-03 01:00:04
Some quick background: Researcher Nitesh Dhanjani responsibly reports to Apple than it is possible for a malicious Web site to litter the user's (Windows) Desktop or Downloads directory (~/Downloads/ in OSX) with executables masquerading as legitimate icons. 
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