Oracle Java 7 exposure security vulnerability affects Windows, Linux and other systems

  
Beijing time on January 12th news, according to foreign technology website CNET report, computer security vendor Sophos found that Oracle Java 7, even the latest version of Java 7U10 has a "zero-day attack" security vulnerability, a A Trojan virus called "Mal/JavaJar-B" will exploit this vulnerability for widespread exploitation. It is reported that the security vulnerability involves multiple systems such as Windows, Linux and Unix.
Sophos said that when developers discovered the vulnerability and tried to research and fix it, it was exploited by malware. Currently, the United States “National Vulnerability Database” is evaluating the vulnerability and setting the vulnerability ID to CVE-2013-0422, whose characteristics are still unclear. According to the report, malware has been found to exploit the vulnerability to attack systems such as Windows, Linux and Unix, but OS X users may not be affected.
Using a new version of Java users can protect the system from infringement by changing the Java Control Panel settings and removing the "Enable Java Content in Browser" option. Users can also increase the level of Java operational security to prevent malware intrusions.
Security analysts suggest that for users who don't use Java often, the Java application on the system can be uninstalled because the vulnerability only affects systems with Java products installed.

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