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Oracle patches Java vulnerability

article published on 14 January, 2013

Oracle has quickly patched the Java vulnerability that was bad it forced Apple and others to block Java from their browsers. Says Oracle: This Security Alert addresses security issues CVE-2013-0422 (US-CERT Alert TA13-010A - Oracle Java 7 Security Manager Bypass Vulnerability) and another vulnerability affecting Java running in web browsers. These vulnerabilities are not applicable to ... [ read the full article ]

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jhvance
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_ 		18. January 2013 @ 18:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yet the patched version has been demonstrated to be insecure as well.

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/01/new-...5000-per-buyer/
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jishnub
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_ 		30. January 2013 @ 02:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Is it fully secured now?
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jhvance
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_ 		30. January 2013 @ 13:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by jishnub:
 Is it fully secured now?
Since no updated patch has been released by Oracle in the interim, it would appear the answer is "no". There have been many comments on the Krebsonsecurity article referenced in the link I originally posted -- some highly relevant, some which are far less worthwhile to 'unhide' and read because of their low user-rating and lack of brevity -- but the last brief comment from 1/27/2013 is definitely worthwhile and provides this reference link to a more thorough assessment and overview of the vulnerability:

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/241
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jhvance
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_ 		3. February 2013 @ 17:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
New patch pushed out early and available now addresses many vulnerabilities. This is apparently the last update for Java 6.
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