Hackers fail to crack Chrome OS and Chrome in Linux environment

Pwnium competition: failed to crack ChromeOS and Chrome in Linux environment

Established by Google prize of 3.14159 million remained unclaimed. In contrast to the success of the competition Pwn2Own, which was demonstrated hacking Chrome, Firefox, IE 10, Java, Flash and Adobe Reader on Windows, parallel to the contests Pwnium left without winners.

Despite the higher fee, no one was able to demonstrate bypass security features ChromeOS and exploit vulnerabilities in the browser Chrome, running in a Linux-environment ChromeOS. However, some participants were recognized for working part eksplotity trying to attack a previously unknown vulnerability. Recall that in the hacking contest Pwn2Own Chrome was made possible by vulnerabilities in the kernel of Windows, which is allowed to go beyond the level of isolation sandbox.

Successfully hacked Chrome, Firefox, IE 10, Java, Win 8

At Pwn2Own hacking  contest was successfully hacked Chrome, Firefox, IE 10, Java, Win 8

The first day of competition Pwn2Own, held each year at the conference CanSecWes, proved fruitful as ever - were demonstrated working industry practices previously unknown vulnerabilities in Chrome, Firefox, IE 10, Windows 8 and Java. In all cases, the attack was carried out in the processing in the browser specially decorated web-pages, the opening of which ended with complete control over the system. When demonstrating the attack relies on the most recent stable releases of browsers and operating systems Windows 7, 8 and Mac OS X Mountain Lion with all available updates in the default configuration.

In accordance with the terms of the tender, the detailed information of all the demonstrated 0-day vulnerabilities will be published only after the release of the manufacturers updates with the removal of these vulnerabilities. Part of the success of this year's Pwn2Own is associated with a significant increase in the amount of remuneration. For example, for the demonstration of hacking Chrome browser will be paid compensation of 100 thousand dollars for hacking IE - 75,000 dollars for hacking Firefox - 60 thousand dollars for hacking Safari - 65 thousand dollars, for breaking through the IE plug-in Adobe Reader XI - 70,000 dollars for breaking plugins for Adobe Flash and Java on 20 thousand dollars. At the same time the competition will be held adjacent Pwnium, which will be offered to break the Chrome OS on the device Samsung Series 5550 Chromebook. The total prize fund will Pwnium 3.14159 million and the maximum amount of compensation - 150 thousand dollars.