RIM was very proud of the webkit browser they put in BlackBerry OS 6, but it looks like they have had a slight change of heart after a security hole was discovered. The vulnerabilities were found at Pwn2Own 2011, where three security researchers exploited multiple WebKit vulnerabilities in the BlackBerry OS 6 browser. RIM's security people were on hand to watch the hack.
RIM's director of security response Adrian Stone said he would work with the contest organizers to verify that the vulnerabilities work against the most recent firmware version.
"It happens. It’s not what you want but there’s no such thing as zero code defects," Stone said in response to the BlackBerry hack.
Since then RIM has released a Knowledgebase article warning of the security threat, and basically advising that people disable JavaScript.
RIM's director of security response Adrian Stone said he would work with the contest organizers to verify that the vulnerabilities work against the most recent firmware version.
"It happens. It’s not what you want but there’s no such thing as zero code defects," Stone said in response to the BlackBerry hack.
Since then RIM has released a Knowledgebase article warning of the security threat, and basically advising that people disable JavaScript.
