Thursday, August 30, 2012

Time to Update: Oracle Releases Java 7 Update 7 to Address 0-Day Flaws

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Update: Security Explorations claims that vulnerabilities exist in the new patch, Oracle confirms their findings... again.

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Talk about a quick turnaround!

Oracle has just released Java 7 Update 7, which according to the release notes (and related Oracle Security Alert for CVE-2012-4681) addresses the 0-day vulnerabilities that are actively being exploited by cybercriminals to infect computers with malware.

Due to the severity of the vulnerabilities and reported exploitation of them in the wild, Oracle strongly recommends that users apply the updates ASAP.

Java 7 Update 7 can be downloaded directly from the official Java website: java.com.

Update now!

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