Charlie Miller Wins MacBook Air in CanSecWest Exploit Contest

Charlie Miller, who discovered the first iPhone exploit last summer, won $10,000 and a MacBook Air by gaining full control of the system:

The exploit involved getting an end user to click on a link, which opened up a port that he was then able to telnet into. Once connected, he was able to remotely run code of his choosing.

More coverage from Rich Mogull at TidBITS.

★ Friday, 28 March 2008