In two posts [ 1 / 2 ] last week, I warned you about an Apple OS X Java update that fixed a vulnerability attackers were leveraging to spread a mac trojan called Flashback. According to reports, this botnet trojan infected over 600,000 Mac users. Today, Apple released yet another OS X Java update, this time designed to remove Flashback infections and to potentially mitigate … [Read more...]
Update OS X Java to Avoid Spreading Mac Malware
Summary: This vulnerability affects: OS X 10.7.x (Lion) and 10.6.x (Snow Leopard) How an attacker exploits it: By enticing you to a website containing maliciously crafted Java Impact: In the worst case, an attacker executes code on your user’s computer, with that user’s privileges What to do: Install Java for OS X Lion 2012-002 or Java for OS X 10.6 Update 7 immediately, … [Read more...]
Latest OS X Java Updates Prevent Code Execution
Summary: This vulnerability affects: OS X 10.5.x (Leopard) and 10.6.x (Snow Leopard) How an attacker exploits it: By enticing your users to a malicious website containing specially crafted Java applets Impact: In the worst case, an attacker executes code on your user’s computer, with that user’s privileges What to do: Install Java for OS X 10.5 Update 9 or Java for OS X … [Read more...]
Apple Posts OS X Java Updates for Tiger and Leopard
Summary: This vulnerability affects: OS X 10.5.x (Leopard) and 10.6.x (Snow Leopard) How an attacker exploits it: By enticing your users to a malicious website containing specially crafted Java applets Impact: In the worst case, an attacker executes code on your user's computer, with that user's privileges What to do: Install Java for OS X 10.5 Update 8 or Java for OS X … [Read more...]
