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Apple Patches Java Flaw Exploited by Flashback Trojan
PC Magazine
The update addressed 12 vulnerabilities in Java, which could be exploited
by malicious Websites to run code using the privileges of the current user,
Apple said in its security notice. Oracle fixed the same security flaw for
Java for Windows, Linux, ...
<http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/apple/296278-apple-patches-java-flaw-exploited-by-flashback-trojan>
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Apple Issues Java Update after Vulnerability Scare
Ubergizmo
According to what Apple has said in its advisory, "Multiple
vulnerabilities exist in Java 1.6.0_29, the most serious of which may allow
an untrusted (sic) Java applet to execute arbitrary code outside the Java
sandbox. Visiting a web page containing a ...
<http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/04/apple-issues-java-update-after-vulnerability-scare/>
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Apple patches Mac Java zero-day bug
Computerworld
Apple classified all 12 of the Java vulnerabilities patched Tuesday as
critical. Although the company does not use a threat scoring system to rate
bug fixes, its use of the phrase "...may lead to arbitrary code execution,"
in its advisory describes the ...
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225837/Apple_patches_Mac_Java_zero_day_bug>
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Over 600000 Macs infected with Flashback Trojan
ZDNet (blog)
In the past few months, Flashback has evolved to exploiting Java
vulnerabilities. This means it doesn't require any user intervention if
Java has not been patched on your Mac: all you have to do is visit a
malicious website, and the malware will be ...
<http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/over-600000-macs-infected-with-flashback-trojan/11345>
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Apple plugs Java hole after Flashback Trojan intrusion
Register
By John Leyden • Get more from this author Apple released a security
update for OS X Java on Tuesday, plugging a security vulnerability
exploited by the latest Flashback Trojan. The latest variant of the
Mac-specific malware appeared on Monday and ...
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/04/apple_java_update/>
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'Flashback' trojan estimated to have infected 600K Macs worldwide
Apple Insider
Apple released a Java Security update on Tuesday to resolve the
vulnerabilities that the virus is exploiting, but not before a number of
Mac users had been hit with the malicious software. Oracle first issued a
fix for the vulnerability in February.
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Apple Patches Malware-Targeted Java Bug
CRN
By Antone Gonsalves, CRN Apple released Wednesday a patch for multiple Java
vulnerabilities, a couple of days after a security vendor reported that
password-stealing malware exploiting the flaws was floating about the Web.
Apple launched Java for OS X ...
<http://www.crn.com/news/security/232800301/apple-patches-malware-targeted-java-bug.htm>
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Microsoft Acquires 20 New Windows Security Ideas for $13400 Each
PCWorld
When Microsoft rolled out BlueHat Prize last year, some experts assumed
that the company was after a technology or technique to defeat or at least
deflect exploits of "return-oriented programming," or ROP vulnerabilities.
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Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence Manager
CSO
Most organizations have elements of vulnerability management in place. Some
make use of security information and event management (SIEM) technology or
follow public vulnerability newsgroups and information feeds from their
software.
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Mozilla adds vulnerable Java plug-in versions to Firefox blocklist
CSO
By Lucian Constantin April 03, 2012 — IDG News Service — Mozilla has
blacklisted unpatched versions of the Java plug-in from Firefox on Windows
in order to protect its users from attacks that exploit known
vulnerabilities in those versions.
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