A significant vulnerability in the WebP Codec has been unearthed, prompting major browser vendors, including Google and Mozilla (update: Mozilla has now

This affects all browsers and not just Chrome, as the media falsely reported it. Mozilla just rolled out a fix, and Brave is looking into it. This bug is likely related to the “zero-click” iOS 0day that was reported by Citizenlab last week.

The Snark Urge
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I have always disliked webp for its inconvenience when I try to save and share images. Nice to know people who actually know shit about it might have concerns also, I guess.

@WhoRoger@lemmy.world
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Maybe don’t use programs from 1996

(Or when you do, don’t complain that new shit doesn’t work.)

@klyde@lemmy.world
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Dumbass

Well, brave IS just chrome for crypto bros, so I would guess them “looking into it” is just them waiting for Google to update chrome

@klyde@lemmy.world
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Or it could be all the other features that are included that Chrome doesn’t have

@WhoRoger@lemmy.world
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Sigh, just when I really switched over to making memes in webp

R0cket_M00se
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Fucking hate that shit, I have to screenshot it when sending to the group chat cause it won’t upload webp.

@WhoRoger@lemmy.world
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Well I hate your stupid png screenshots

Troy Dowling
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The only reason I know what webp is, is because its “that dumb format” that doesn’t play like a GIF in Signal.

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