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Hacker exploits IE8 on Windows 7 to win Pwn2Own

Posted by tracyanne on · 4 comments
One IT Security; By Matteo Campofiorito 		Mail this story
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Claims Linux would be as easy or easier.

In Pwn2Own 2010 there is still no trace of Linux as possible target. Is it too harder to find exploits for Linux or a non commercial operating system has no interest for exploit hunters?

No, Linux is no harder, in fact probably easier, although some of this is dependent on the particular flavor of Linux you’re talking about. The organizers don’t choose to use Linux because not that many people use it on the desktop. The other thing is, the vulnerabilities are in the browsers, and mostly, the same browsers that run on Linux, run on Windows.

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Comments (4)

tuxchick ·
What a bunch of hot air :). talk is cheap, l33t haxxors, prove it!
jdixon ·
From the interview:

The other thing is, the vulnerabilities are in the browsers, and mostly, the same browsers that run on Linux, run on Windows.

Really? Where can I download this version of IE8 for Linux? Enquiring minds want to know.

> talk is cheap

Seconded.
tracyanne Story submitter ·
I've got IE7 on my linux box, does that count
Bob_Robertson ·
I found the excuse "nobody uses it on the desktop" to be very much cheap talk.

If he'd been HONEST and said "I have no interest in Linux", fine.

However, I think the result would be just like last year. A hacked Windows, a hacked Mac, and an unhacked Linux.

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