Thursday, August 30, 2012

Google Alert - Vulnerabilities

=== News - 9 new results for [Vulnerabilities] ===

Oracle knew about zero-day Java vulnerabilities for months, researcher says
Computerworld
While both of those vulnerabilities, one in the ClassFinder class and one
in the MethodFinder class, were found and reported by Security Explorations
in April, the proof-of-concept exploits supplied by the company to Oracle
combined them with other ...
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9230747/Oracle_knew_about_zero_day_Java_vulnerabilities_for_months_researcher_says>
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Oracle knew about currently exploited Java vulnerabilities for months ...
InfoWorld
Oracle knew since April about the existence of the two unpatched Java 7
vulnerabilities that are currently being exploited in malware attacks,
according to Adam Gowdiak, the founder and CEO of Polish security firm
Security Explorations. Security ...
<http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/oracle-knew-about-currently-exploited-java-vulnerabilities-months-researcher-says-201294>
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Java Zero Day Attack: Second Bug Found
InformationWeek
The discovery of the Java 7 vulnerabilities has led numerous security
experts to recommend that enterprises disable Java in browsers. US-CERT
Tuesday released a security alert noting that "disabling the Java browser
plug-in may prevent a malicious ...
<http://www.informationweek.com/security/vulnerabilities/java-zero-day-attack-second-bug-found/240006431>
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Hurricane Isaac Highlights Vulnerabilities in the Caribbean
Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Aug 30 2012 (IPS) - The impact of Hurricane Isaac as it made its
way through the Caribbean region highlighted both the fragility of some
countries in the face of extreme meteorological events, which are expected
to become more and more intense, ...
<http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/08/hurricane-isaac-highlights-vulnerabilities-in-the-caribbean/>
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Firefox and Thunderbird 15 fix several security vulnerabilities
The H
Following the release of version 15 of Firefox and Thunderbird, Mozilla has
detailed the security vulnerabilities that have been fixed in both
products. The fixes include seven critical vulnerabilities in Firefox, five
of which are also present in ...
<http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Firefox-and-Thunderbird-15-fix-several-security-vulnerabilities-1678259.html>
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Six ways to protect against the new actively exploited Java vulnerability
Techworld.com
Security researchers have proposed several methods for users to protect
their computers from ongoing attacks that target a new and
yet-to-be-patched vulnerability in all versions of Java Runtime Environment
7. Most of the proposed solutions have ...
<http://features.techworld.com/security/3378335/six-ways-protect-against-new-actively-exploited-java-vulnerability/>
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New 'Reliable' Java Attack Spreading Fast, Uses Two Zero-Day Bugs
Dark Reading
Initial reports were that the exploit was based on a single zero-day
vulnerability in Java, but Immunity researcher Esteban Guillardoy dug
deeper and discovered that it's actually using two previously unknown flaws
in Java JDK/JRE 7 through Java JDK ...
<http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability-management/167901026/security/attacks-breaches/240006469/new-reliable-java-attack-spreading-fast-uses-two-zero-day-bugs.html>
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Java exploit impacts two vulnerabilities, as reports claim it is included
in ...
SC Magazine UK
The reported zero-day exploit in Java impacts two unpatched vulnerabilities
in Java 7 and has been added to the Blackhole exploit kit. Research by
penetration testing company Immunity said that the exploits are taking
advantage of two unpatched ...
<http://www.scmagazineuk.com/java-exploit-impacts-two-vulnerabilities-as-reports-claim-it-is-included-in-the-blackhole-exploit-kit/article/256556/>
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Java Flaw Puts Millions Of Windows And Mac Users At Risk
Forbes
Note: If you're not interested in reading about security vulnerabilities
and just want to know what to do to be safe, jump to the last paragraph.
Soon after this latest Java vulnerability came to light researchers went on
to create what's known as ...
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/adriankingsleyhughes/2012/08/29/java-flaw-puts-millions-of-windows-and-mac-users-at-risk/>
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