Avira Techblog: Oracle has released the patch for the Java 0-day exploit

We wrote about the Java 0-day exploit (CVE-2012-4681) and that there is no fix available from Oracle. In the meanwhile, we have added also detection for the exploit starting with t he engine  version 8.2.10.148 or higher. All Avira products detect this exploit as  EXP/CVE-2012-4681.

Finally, Oracle released now the Patch 7 for the JRE version 1.7.

The following versions are affected and must be upgraded to the latest version:

  • JDK and JRE 7 Update 6 and before
  • JDK and JRE 6 Update 34 and before

It is also possible to let Java auto-update itself, but what I found out on my system is that it is set by default to update once a month:

 

In order to change these settings, go to Control Panel -> Java and start the Java applet.

You will see the dialog above and there you must click on the “Advanced” button.

I suggest to change the frequency to once a week, during business hours:

 

Currently the update servers of Oracle are under overloaded because of too many concurrent connections. Please be patient and let the update be performed.

 

Sorin Mustaca

Data Security Expert

via Avira – TechBlog http://techblog.avira.com/2012/08/31/oracle-has-released-the-patch-for-the-java-0-day-exploit/en/


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Sorin Mustaca
Sorin Mustaca, (ISC)2 CSSLP, CompTIA Security+ and Project+, is working since over 20 years in the IT Security industry and worked between 2003-2014 for Avira as Product Manager for the known products used by over 100 million users world-wide. Today he is CEO and owner of Endpoint Cybersecurity GmbH focusing on Cybersecurity, secure software development and security for IoT and Automotive. He is also running his personal blog Sorin Mustaca on Cybersecurity and is the author of the free eBook Improve your security .
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