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Re:Major Android Bug Is a Privacy Disaster (CVE-2014-6041) by junktest on Tuesday September 16, 2014 @02:03PM (#8325950)
is android kitkat 4.4.x safe from this bug regardless of whether chrome browser exists (not installed or uninstalled) in the phone or not? please enlighten. thanks.
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Re:Major Android Bug Is a Privacy Disaster (CVE-2014-6041) by joev_ on Tuesday September 16, 2014 @08:21PM (#8327831)
My understanding is that Chrome replaced Webkit in WebView's internal implementation in 4.4, so the bug should never appear in 4.4.
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Re:Major Android Bug Is a Privacy Disaster (CVE-2014-6041) by paulirish on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @02:58PM (#8331722)
Yup correct. Completely different WebView. And the bug is technically in the WebView.
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