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Old 30th August 2012
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Default Oracle releases emergency fixes for Java 0day exploit

From http://h-online.com/-1696132

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Oracle has released patches to close the holes in Java that allowed attackers to completely disable the security model of Java from untrusted code. The flaw affected versions all versions of Java 7 including the most recent, Java 7 Update 6. The fixes come in the form of a release of Java 7 Update 7 which, according to the advisory, corrects three critical vulnerabilities. Initial testing by The H's associates at heise Security has shown the fixes to be effective.
Also see Oracle knew of Java vulnerabilities says researcher
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