Few days back, researchers discovered a 0-day java exploit in Java that allows attackers to take control on vulnerable computers. Security researchers are now recommending users to disable or uninstall Java on their system.
The exploit was first discovered by French researcher Kafeine. He also claimed that the malicious code was found on a website having thousands of traffic daily.
This vulnerability was found in Java 7 update 10 that was released in October. When users visit the malicious websites, it take advantage of this vulnerability to take control of users’ computer.
Oracle has not announced the numbers of users using this affected version of java. But we already know that more than 850 million users use Java. When company released the last version, it strongly recommend users to update to the latest version to avoid security risk. If we believe, then around 850 million users are using java and all may be vulnerable to this attack.
Java Exploit May Affect More Than 850 Million Computers
