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A Recently Patched Java Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Is Already Being Exploited
Apr 26, 2013A recently patched Java remote code execution vulnerability is already being exploited by cybercriminals in mass attacks to infect computers with scareware, security researchers warn. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2013-2423, was ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Oracle's Bad Java Week Got Worse on Wednesday
Jan 18, 2013Oracle’s bad Java week got worse on Wednesday, after it was announced that a previously unknown flaw in the programming language still threatens the security of millions of PCs. This is despite the fact that Oracle issued an emergency ...
Tags: Oracle, bad Java, unknown flaw
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Attackers Exploit a New and Unpatched Vulnerability That Affects The Java 7 Update 6
Dec 26, 2012IDG News Service - Attackers are exploiting a new and unpatched vulnerability that affects the latest version of Java -- Java 7 Update 6 -- in order to infect computers with malware, according to researchers from security vendor FireEye. ...
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Microsoft May Have Known About Last Week's IE Zero-Day Bug for Some Time
Dec 21, 2012Microsoft may have known about last week's Internet Explorer (IE) zero-day bug for some time, according to its security advisory. The vulnerability, which was patched Friday in an emergency, or "out-of-band," update, first became public ...
Tags: Microsoft, IE, bug, vulnerability
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Oracle Java Enables Attackers to Bypass Sandbox Defences
Sep 27, 2012Security researchers have discovered a new vulnerability in all supported versions of Oracle Java that enables attackers to bypass sandbox defences. The vulnerability, which affects Java Standard Edition versions 5, 6 and 7, can be used ...
Tags: Java Flaw, Bypass Sandbox, vulnerability, Security Explorations