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New Java exploit on the loose

posted onApril 24, 2013
by l33tdawg

Less than a week after Oracle released a scheduled security update for Java, an exploit that takes advantage of one of the patched bugs has been added to a popular exploit toolkit.

Researchers at security firm F-Secure said that on Sunday they first witnessed signs of ongoing attacks, which take advantage of a vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17. The exploit has been added to commercially available exploit toolkits, including RedKit.

Meanwhile, a researcher has discovered a fresh, unpatched hole in Java 7, a reflection application program interface (API) flaw affecting all versions. On Monday, Adam Gowdiak, CEO at Poland-based vulnerability research firm Security Explorations, notified Oracle of the bug. He sent the company a proof-of-concept code, and that same day also posted a message about the vulnerability on Full Disclosure mailing list.

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