EDIT: See Mas's post #13 for an update regarding patching this issue.
Couple of quick notes:
- this exists as a proof of concept for now -- it hasn't been used for malicious (i.e. rootkit) purposes yet
- YMMV as far as whether the demonstration website they set up to show the flaw will affect you (I tried it on Win 7 / Chrome / with Anno 2070 and Splinter Cell: Conviction installed, and the uPlay plugin did not activate)
- No evidence that it's an intentional backdoor left there, as opposed to simple oversight
Ubisoft "Uplay" DRM exposed as rootkit; dozens of popular games hacked
- Direct link to the test script
- Link to RPS commentary article
Couple of quick notes:
- this exists as a proof of concept for now -- it hasn't been used for malicious (i.e. rootkit) purposes yet
- YMMV as far as whether the demonstration website they set up to show the flaw will affect you (I tried it on Win 7 / Chrome / with Anno 2070 and Splinter Cell: Conviction installed, and the uPlay plugin did not activate)
- No evidence that it's an intentional backdoor left there, as opposed to simple oversight
Ubisoft "Uplay" DRM exposed as rootkit; dozens of popular games hacked
- Direct link to the test script
- Link to RPS commentary article
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