Microsoft discovers two security flaws in Chrome

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 04/22/2011 08:47 AM | source: | 0 comment(s)

It's of course very typical from Microsoft to "point out" security flaws from Google's Chrome, anything to trash the competition right ? None the less, these are flaws that need some TLC from Google.

NetworkWorld reports Microsoft discovered two minor security vulnerabilities in Google's Chrome browser:
There's nothing stopping Microsoft researchers from poking through Google software and finding bugs of their own. And that's just what they're doing now, announcing a new vulnerability disclosure policy for non-Microsoft products, and kicking off the program today with two security reports covering products made by none other than Google.

Both security reports affect the Chrome browser. Google likes to brag that its sandboxing method keeps users safer than they would otherwise be in Internet Explorer. But no browser is bullet-proof and Microsoft wants Web surfers to know that Chrome has problems of its own.

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