ZLib flaw promotes IE

Posted in Spread IE by Elliott Back on July 10th, 2005.

I just saw this hilarious troll on slashdot regarding the newly discovered buffer overflow in zlib:

Because Firefox renders PNG completely, it is prone to these sort of errors. However there is one browser that won’t need a patch issued to be safe from this bug, which is Internet Explorer. While IE can render PNG a little, it hasn’t implemented the full technology. By using IE, you ensure that you will be safe from any bugs that arise from new technologies, such as PNG.

So next time someone recommends a browser. Stop and wonder about what technology the latest browser has implemented properly without regard to any security issues, and remember that it will be decades before IE implements the technology (if it ever does) so it will be safe for quite some time, by being a stable browser that rarely changes.

Mods: This is not an attempt at troll, but a parody of the typical “This is why you should switch to Firefox” posts whenever a vulnerability involving IE. It should be painfully obvious, but then again most of you are on crack.
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+1, Humor

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Elliott Back 3 years ago 1 point
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I hope my comment system still works!!! *gulp*

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Vance Dubberly 3 years ago 1 point
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So according to the above, the appropriate action would be to downgrade to lynx? Since when is failure to implement an OLD ( in terms of internet time very very very old ) technology considered a security feature?

zlib is a problem and a problem for more than just the webbrowser. but then I don't haveto wait 3 months for ms to deploy a patch either.

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Jimbo 3 years ago 1 point
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IE messes up alpha transparency and palletised PNG images, but that's just the format of pixel data. I think the poster already knows IE deflates PNGs just the same as Firefox, otherwise it couldn't display *any* PNGs.

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Anonymous 3 years ago 1 point
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Microsoft is a nazi company and 'antiquated is more secure' is a shitty excuse for refusing to innovate. An example would be the exploit in the linked article. All web browsers are found to have holes thanks to a healthy culture of software hackers (the good kind)... Mozilla developers fix problems and security risks quickly while MS issues a warning and sits on it for half a year.

RTFA...
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Randomize 3 years ago 1 point
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I find this very ammusing. So because Internet explorer doesnt properly support PNG files it is more secure? What about ActiveX? Internet explorer allows you to execute ActiveX controls outside of a sandbox on a users computer without any restrictions.

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Elliott Bäck 3 years ago 1 point
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Uh guys--this is a joke. Really.

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http://elliottback.com/wp

edifik 3 years ago 1 point
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Eduardo 2 years ago 1 point
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I need the maxwell Render.
I can´t to do download. Please , help me

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