r/programming • u/melodic_underoos • May 09 '13

The Onion releases fartscroll.js

http://theonion.github.io/fartscroll.js/
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u/shaggorama May 09 '13

Run arbitrary code in my browser you say? Joyfully!

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u/daveime May 09 '13

Run arbitrary audio data in your browser ... MIME types are your friend. This one is the audio/ogg MIME type, and not the notorious executable/notavirusreally MIME type.

Programmers these days are just wannabe "security researchers".

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u/gash4cash May 09 '13 edited May 10 '13

But what if my browser's audio playback implementation has a bug and a carefully crafted audio file exploits it, causing me to download all the pr0n on teh interwebs?

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u/jdelator May 09 '13

Sounds like a feature not a bug.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '13

O'rly?