{"id":40494,"date":"2021-04-15T13:29:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T13:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/32198\/Is-It-Still-Possible-To-Run-Malware-In-A-Browser-Using-JavaScript-And-Rowhammer-Yes-Yes-It-Is.html"},"modified":"2021-04-15T13:29:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T13:29:37","slug":"is-it-still-possible-to-run-malware-in-a-browser-using-javascript-and-rowhammer-yes-yes-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/is-it-still-possible-to-run-malware-in-a-browser-using-javascript-and-rowhammer-yes-yes-it-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Still Possible To Run Malware In A Browser Using JavaScript And Rowhammer? Yes, Yes It Is"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boffins from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and ETH in Zurich have bypassed memory chip defenses to execute a successful browser-based Rowhammer side-channel attack dubbed SMASH.<\/p>\n

Rowhammer<\/a> refers to a technique that computer security researchers began to explore around 2014: “hammering” RAM chips with a series of rapid write operations. This process abuses the electronics enough to flip stored bits, potentially introducing errors that can be exploited for further gain.<\/p>\n