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lotuseclat79
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12-Jun-2009, 10:41 AM
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New Exploit Uses JavaScript To Compromise Intranets, VPNs
New attack class exploits intranet weaknesses
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A security researcher has developed an interesting new class of attacks that exploit the problems caused by organizations using non-routable IP space on their internal networks, including one attack that compromises VPN users through the use of a persistent JavaScript backdoor.
Hansen's article with VPN diagrams:
RFC1918 Caching Security Issues
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Another reason to block JavaScript with NoScript!
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12-Jun-2009, 04:40 PM
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Another reason to block JavaScript with NoScript!
-- Tom
Which is an add-on for Firefox, an alternate browser to IE, for those who don't know.
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