Google has paid out its highest sum yet, $2,000, for the discovery of a vulnerability found in its Chrome browser. The recipient is developer Sergey Glazunov, who found a DOM method-related means of circumventing the same origin policy. . Details of the vulnerability are not yet publicly available, but it is likely that it could allow a web page to access content from other web pages. Google classifies the risk as high. Update 5.0.375.70 for Windows, Mac and Linux resolves the problem. The update also fixes a further 10 vulnerabilities, eight of which are classified critical. Two of the vulnerabilities were discovered by Apple The link for this article located at H Security is no longer available. . Microsoft recently disbursed a top reward of $3,500 for discovering a severe flaw in Edge that could jeopardize user privacy across websites.. Chrome Update, DOM Circumvention, Google Vulnerability. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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