Security researchers, a free web browser Mozilla Firefox loopholes discovered, Mozilla Foundation, was 2500 U.S. dollars for his reward.
The agency was awarded the German researchers Michael Krax USD 2,500 award. As the researchers discovered in Firefox procedural defects 5, Mozilla said that each discovered a flaw will pay 500 U.S. dollars prize money.
Mozilla engineering director Chris Hofmann Foundation, said: "This award scheme is to find defects in order to encourage open source software community members to determine the existence of unknown defects, the Mozilla Foundation plans to build security software for consumers to take a means. "
Michael Krax discovered these defects and called "chrome privileges" (chrome privileges) of the mechanism. This mechanism allows applications to change the browser's own user interface. If this mechanism of consumer abuse, it may be the procedure control button on the home page can download malicious software into the program.
Last week, Mozilla Foundation launched Firefox browser, upgrade, or version 1.02. This version fixes a buffer overflow vulnerability.
Mozilla Foundation to provide incentives to encourage people to find product defects move is rare. For example, although Microsoft requires users to test their products continue to suffer accusations, but it still does not have plans.
A Microsoft representative said: "We do not defect to the person who found the bonuses, but we will use other methods to maximize the software's security. We would not comment on the Mozilla's move."