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Newly-found hybrid attack embeds Java applet in GIF file

Is it an attack vector? A sexy photo? No, ladies and gentlemen, it's two great flavors in one. Coming up at Black Hat, security experts from NGSSoftware will detail an exploit they've discovered that could be used to embed Java applets within GIF, JPEG, or other file extensions.

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Posted: 8/1/2008 1:38:14 PM

Link: feeds.arstechnica.com

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