DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials Vulnerabilities

Insecure internal communication in DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials leaked some info across domains, and an XSS vulnerability was exploitable by its server. | Continue reading


@palant.info | 3 years ago

Master password in Firefox or Thunderbird? Do not bother (2018)

There is a weakness common to any software letting you protect a piece of data with a password: how does that password translate into an encryption key? If that conversion is a fast one, then you better don’t expect the encryption to hold. Somebody who gets hold of that encrypted … | Continue reading


@palant.info | 3 years ago

What would you risk for free Honey?

The Honey browser extension allows its server to run arbitrary code on any website, via at least four different mechanisms and obfuscating the code being loaded. | Continue reading


@palant.info | 3 years ago

Setup for testing Android app vulnerabilities

Documenting my setup: Android emulator, minimal Android app and instrumenting the target app via Soot to get debugging info. | Continue reading


@palant.info | 3 years ago

Are Xiaomi browsers spyware? Yes, they are (2020)

Xiaomi browsers collect not merely your browsing history but also searches, downloads, YouTube videos watched and much more. | Continue reading


@palant.info | 3 years ago

Anti-fingerprinting extensions tend to make fingerprinting easier

Browser extensions claiming to protect against fingerprinting will typically result in more data available for fingerprinting. | Continue reading


@palant.info | 4 years ago

A grim outlook on the future of browser add-ons

Mozilla limiting users’ choice to 9 add-ons on mobile is only the latest development. Add-on support is degrading across all browsers and will continue to do so. | Continue reading


@palant.info | 4 years ago

Exploiting Bitdefender Antivirus: RCE from any website

A vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus allowed any website to run arbitrary code with user's privileges. This was caused by issues very similar to ones found in other antivirus products before. | Continue reading


@palant.info | 4 years ago