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Browser Plug-in Vulnerabilities

 

In the first half of 2007, 237 vulnerabilities affecting browser plug-ins were documented. Of these, 210 affected ActiveX components, 18 affected the Apple QuickTime plug-in, four affected the Sun Java plug-in, three affected extensions for Mozilla browsers and two affected the Adobe Acrobat plug-in. Adobe Flash, Microsoft Windows Media Player and Opera widgets were not affected by any browser plug-in vulnerabilities during this period.

Source: Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, Vol. XII

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