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Another Java Exploit For Sale

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday January 16, 2013 @11:53AM from the a-new-flavor dept.

tsamsoniw writes "Mere days after Oracle rolled out a fix for the latest Java zero-day vulnerabilities, an admin for an Underweb hacker forum put code for a purportedly new Java exploit up for sale for $5,000. Though unconfirmed, it's certainly plausible that the latest Java patch didn't do the job, based on an analysis by the OpenJDK community. Maybe it's high time for Oracle to fix Java to better protect both its enterprise customers and the millions of home users it picked up when it acquired Sun."

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Oracle owns Java now? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-16 11:58 · Score: 2, Funny

When the fuck did this happen?
1. Re:Oracle owns Java now? by SIR_Taco · 2013-01-16 12:30 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  You mean the redundancy issues?
  
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  I say don't drink and drive, you might spill your drink. Before you get behind the wheel just stop and think.
2. Re:Oracle owns Java now? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-17 00:00 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Aww. Did a creeper explode your house?
Re:This is insane by thoth · 2013-01-16 13:04 · Score: 4, Funny

Well, the obvious conspiracy theory is that disgruntled former Sun engineers, people with extremely deep knowledge about Java, are angry at Oracle and venting their frustrations by poking holes in their former product. ;)