RIM urges BlackBerry users to turn off JavaScript

ronjor · Mar 16, 2011

By Brad Reed | Network World

Research in Motion is recommending that IT departments and users disable JavaScript on their BlackBerry devices, citing a vulnerability unearthed at this year's Pwn2Own hacker challenge.

According to RIM, the vulnerability could allow a hacker to access a device's user data through the BlackBerry Browser if the user visits a "maliciously designed" website. The vulnerability only affects devices that have BlackBerry OS 6 installed, since it can only be exploited in devices that utilize the WebKit browser engine. RIM first started remaking its browser for BlackBerry OS 6 in 2009, when it purchased open source Web browser developer Torch Mobile, whose flagship Iris Browser is based on the open source Webkit browser engine. Any BlackBerry devices that contain older versions of the BlackBerry operating system will not be impacted.
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Cudni · Mar 16, 2011

Not good, thanks for the warning

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