Security Explorations, the company responsible for finding and demonstrating many of the recent security holes, have not issued updates since their initial post some 11 days ago ( http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Aug/225) and neither has Oracle.
Let's hope it has not made it into the wild yet, although that's likely only a matter of time (hackers know it's there and they are worth a lot of $). On Monday, September 10, 2012 7:53:36 PM UTC+2, Jan Goyvaerts wrote: > > Anything new about this ? > > On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Jan Goyvaerts > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Let's see how fast they react now. :-) >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Phil Haigh >> <[email protected]<javascript:> >> > wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Friday, 31 August 2012 20:39:54 UTC+1, bsmith.occs wrote: >>>> >>>> http://arstechnica.com/**security/2012/08/critical-bug-** >>>> discovered-in-newest-java/<http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/08/critical-bug-discovered-in-newest-java/> >>>> >>>> >>>> Researchers said they've uncovered a flaw in the Java 7 update >>>> released by Oracle on Thursday that allows attackers to take >>>> complete >>>> control of end-user computers. >>>> >>>> >>> Just goes to show that the hurriedly fixed bug is all to often our >>> biggest enemy. Next to the hurriedly changed (and not thought through) >>> requirement of course! >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Java Posse" group. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/GlpkcwBwN9wJ. >>> >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >>> >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/k0TBX7Cp7DsJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
