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News advisory to disable Java

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    News advisory to disable Java

    Any thoughts / Comments on the news advisory to disable Java http://ct.zdnet.com/clicks?t=1162305...rand=ZDNET&s=5
    Bruce Rainwater
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    Re: News advisory to disable Java

    "The latest flaw [...] is currently being exploited in the wild..." Bwahahahaha! Sorry. Images of wifi hotspots in tree holes.

    I find most Java applets on the web to be... terrible. And with all the advancements in JavaScript, I really see no reason to let them run at all.

    Of course, if you have software than runs in the JVM that you like using, you might want to think twice about disabling it.
    Alpha Anywhere latest pre-release

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      #3
      Re: News advisory to disable Java

      Great they can run calculator. Now if they can just do my taxes then we have a useful security flaw.

      All joking aside... I agree with Sarah.
      Win 10 64 Development, Win 7 64 WAS 11-1, 2, Win 10 64 AA-1,2, MySql, dbForge Studio The Best MySQL GUI Tool IMHO. http://www.devart.com/dbforge/mysql/studio/

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        #4
        Re: News advisory to disable Java

        Since it's along the same vein as Java in terms of Security Woes...

        Ruby on Rails has some serious (apocalyptic if you ask some) security issues. Their YAML de-serialization process allows arbitrary code execution. It can be done via the <img> tag. Some malicious LOLCats sprinkled across a few websites/ads, and your server is root-kitted. Read more here: http://www.kalzumeus.com/2013/01/31/...-your-startup/

        "But I don't use Rails":
        ...
        Can you enumerate every account on the Internet where you have a password and also every service consumed by your business? Go ahead, take as long as you need: it is very important that you don’t miss one.

        OK, let’s start with the obvious: Look for analytics providers and other folks on that list who have instructed you to embed JS on your website. If I do this exercise, I come up with at least three results here. Do any of them use Ruby on Rails? (Are you sure? Remember, if they have at least one Rails app on their network…) Great. If they didn’t patch in a timely manner, you should assume that Javascript you’re embedding on your website is in the hands of the enemy. It is now a cross-site scripting vulnerability against every page it is embedded on. Do you embed it on e.g. log in pages or anywhere your admins expose their own all-powerful admin cookies? Boo, now the enemy has your password / cookies / etc.
        ...
        Happy Tuesday!
        --
        Sarah
        Alpha Anywhere latest pre-release

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          #5
          Re: News advisory to disable Java

          Originally posted by TheSmitchell View Post
          Ruby on Rails has some serious (apocalyptic if you ask some) security issues. [/url]
          It took 6 years to locate this issue. At least they did find it. Hope other frameworks find their black holes.

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