Cross-Platform Java Sandbox Exploit

DrWho520 points out this report at silicon.com which begins "A flaw in Sun's plug-in for running Java on a variety of browsers and operating systems could allow a virus to spread through Microsoft Windows and Linux PCs. The vulnerability, found by Finnish security researcher Jouko Pynnonen in June, was patched last month by Sun, but its details were not made public until Tuesday." The hole affects Linux and Windows.

Comments

Java finally reaches its full potential

[scatter_gather]

Write once, exploit everywhere!
:)

Java == Java Sandbox... ohpps!

[Ghoser777]

You were comparing references (memory addresses) instead of actual values. I think you should have used:

Java.equals(JavaSandbox)

instead. It's a common mistake, don't sweat it.