Google has resolved a zero-day bug in Chrome. While the discovery of a zero-day bug is not uncommon, what makes this particular case intriguing is that it was reportedly found by an Apple employee. According to a Tech Crunch report, Google fixed a zero-day bug in Chrome that was originally discovered by an Apple employee during a Capture The Flag (CTF) hacking competition in March. This is not the first time an Apple employee has found a zero-day bug in a Google product, but it’s notable if the Apple employee did not report the bug.
The bug was actually reported to Google by another participant in the competition, who was not even part of the team that discovered the bug. The Google employee commented on the report, acknowledging that the bug was initially found by a member of Apple Security Engineering and Architecture (SEAR) during the competition.
What is a zero-day bug?
A zero-day bug is an unknown flaw or vulnerability that requires immediate patching. In this case, it means that Google was not aware of the bug and had not released a patch for it yet.
Statement from the Google employee
“This issue was reported by sisu from CTF team HXP and discovered by a member of Apple Security Engineering and Architecture (SEAR) during HXP CTF 2022,” the Google employee stated. It remains unclear why the Apple employee did not directly report the bug back in March. Google spokesperson Ed Fernandez suggested reaching out to Apple for further details.
In the original report, the person who reported the bug stated that it was found by someone on the team COPY during a CTF organized by the team XHP. Although they did not discover the bug themselves, they decided to report it to ensure its awareness. The bug was fixed on March 29, and Google rewarded the person who reported it with a $10,000 bug bounty, excluding the Apple employee who initially found it.
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