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They're weaponizable when using a small and rapidly shrinking percentage of unpatched browsers running JavaScript delivered by extremely uncommon websites.


That's true because the vulnerability itself wasn't overblown, and was immediately patched.


I am particularly talking about things like Intel's stock price though


Oh. Sure, I buy that. I don't believe patchable vulnerabilities really exert major pressure on stock prices.


>JavaScript delivered by extremely uncommon websites

All it takes it emailing them a slightly convincing link, and they're running javascript from one of those "extremely uncommon websites". It doesn't matter how common the website it, a single website can compromise millions of users.


Attacks only get better.




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