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Sohu Tech Products
Sohu Tech Products
Mar 2, 2022 · Information Security

Understanding the Spectre Vulnerability and Browser Mitigations

This article explains the Spectre hardware side‑channel vulnerability, its exploitation via speculative execution and cache timing, demonstrates simple JavaScript attacks, and reviews various browser mitigation strategies such as cache‑control headers, disabling high‑resolution timers, COOP, COEP, and CORB to reduce attack surface.

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Understanding the Spectre Vulnerability and Browser Mitigations
IT Services Circle
IT Services Circle
Mar 2, 2022 · Information Security

Understanding Spectre: Speculative Execution, Side‑Channel Attacks, and Browser Mitigations

This article explains the Spectre hardware vulnerability, how it leverages speculative execution and side‑channel attacks to read arbitrary memory, and reviews the browser‑level defenses such as cache policies, timer reduction, rel="noopener", COOP, COEP and CORB that aim to mitigate its impact.

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Understanding Spectre: Speculative Execution, Side‑Channel Attacks, and Browser Mitigations