Critical Java zero-day bug is being “massively exploited in the wild” (Updated)

Posted by BernardSwiss on Jan 11, 2013 2:10 PM EDT
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Critical Java zero-day bug is being “massively exploited in the wild” (Updated) ( Dan Goodin, Ars Technica) According to researchers at Alienvault Labs, the exploits work against fully patched installations of Java. Attack files are highly obfuscated and are most likely succeeding by bypassing security checks built in to the program. KrebsOnSecurity said the malware authors say the exploits work against all versions of Java 7.

Dangerous vulnerability in latest Java version (sno, The H Security/Heise online) The latest Java version, Java 7 Update 10 contains a critical security vulnerability which is reportedly already being used for large scale cyberattacks. Users who have Java installed on their computers should deactivate the Java plugin in their browsers without delay.

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