Re: [Full-disclosure] OT: Firefox question / poll

[Gage Bystrom <themadichib0d () gmail com>]

 On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 8:08 AM, Christian Sciberras <uuf6429 () gmail com> wrote:
> Since when hackers write excellent, well performing code?
> In fact, quite the opposite, many hacks actively need to crash the browser
> to work.
> Killing script execution before that overflow happens may unintentionally
> stop the attack.


uhhhhh, duh? Most exploits involve memory corruption. Browser crashing
is essentially the goal, ergo it would be well performing code if it
crashed the browser.

the overflow is typically nearly instant. I've never heard of an
exploit that could be stopped because it took too long an the kill
unresponsive script alert came up.

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