Stock browser still compromised?

[andyzammy]

Apologies if this is old news to most people, but I came across this article about a security flaw in the web browser, and as it is a little old I'm wondering if its still there or if it has been resolved yet:

Android Vulnerability So Dangerous, Owners Warned Not to Use Phone's Web Browser: Updated

As I use the browser a fair bit this is a major conern for me.

 

[applejosh]

I can't say for certain, but the android team's response said that portion of code is actually sandboxed, limiting any ability to steal data. Also, since it's from February 2009, I doubt it's an issue nowadays. That was eons ago in "android" time.

 

[andyzammy]

I can't say for certain, but the android team's response said that portion of code is actually sandboxed, limiting any ability to steal data. Also, since it's from February 2009, I doubt it's an issue nowadays. That was eons ago in "android" time.

what does "sandboxed" mean? Thats what i thought too, but I wasn't able to find any other info on the issue that told me the problem was solved etc.

Would other browsers suffer from the same vulnerability or is it just the stock browser?