New Mac OS Proof-of-Concept Attack Revealed

Author: Donald Sears

December 4, 2009 8:09 pm

A security researcher has released a proof-of-concept attack that
exploits critical vulnerabilities that Apple patched on Thursday; The
vulns stem from bugs in the Java runtime environment that allow
attackers to remotely execute malicious code. Read the full article. [The Register]

A security researcher has released a proof-of-concept attack that
exploits critical vulnerabilities that Apple patched on Thursday; The
vulns stem from bugs in the Java runtime environment that allow
attackers to remotely execute malicious code. Read the full article. [The Register]

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