Brown Orifice HTTPD exploits a nasty hole in the Java security model and the JVM in Netscape Communicator. It’s an applet that runs a Web server on your local machine when the browser executes it, and sends arbitrary files to people who request them. You can now feel free to turn off Java in your browser.
Al Gore will select Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman as his running mate, according to MSNBC. Lieberman is a very courageous choice, and quite possibly, a brilliant one. Lieberman is an orthodox Jew, and is well known for taking strong moral stands. One of Gore’s biggest problems thusfar has been his association with Bill Clinton. Choosing Lieberman as a running mate clearly distances him from Clinton in a big way.