LHC Posted September 2, 2012 Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) Just a security heads up. It seems the internet is lighting up with news about some vulnerability in Java 7 that allows 0day exploits of your computer. This article from PC World sums up a lot of http://www.pcworld.c...er_release.html Oracle has released an emergency patch Java 7 Update 7, but according to the article there are still potential problems with it. No further word from Oracle on what to do. Last night I decided to removed Java 7 from my computer and replaced it with Java 6 Update 35. I also tried to disable Java plug-ins in my web browsers: easy for Chrome, but hard for IE. This CERT webpage provides some tips on how to do this. http://www.kb.cert.o...636312#solution I understands that ideally one should not use Java at all if possible. Edit:typos Edited September 2, 2012 by LHC
Catostylus Posted September 2, 2012 Posted September 2, 2012 I understands that ideally one should not use Java at all if possible. Yeah, that'll happen at work.....
proftournesol Posted September 2, 2012 Posted September 2, 2012 Unfortunately I need it for my main work app but still using Java 6. Java promised a lot but delivered little.
LHC Posted September 2, 2012 Author Posted September 2, 2012 Do we know if Openjdk is affected? I am not a Java expert so please seek independent professional guidance on your question. But I think there are some relevant information about this problem on this Red Hat webpage: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-4681
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