Security Alert CVE-2016-0603 Released

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Oracle just released Security Alert CVE-2016-0603 to address a vulnerability that can be exploited when installing Java 6, 7 or 8 on the Windows platform.

This vulnerability has received a CVSS Base Score of 7.6.

To be successfully exploited, this vulnerability requires that an unsuspecting user be tricked into visiting a malicious web site and download files to the user's system before installing Java 6, 7 or 8. Though considered relatively complex to exploit, this vulnerability may result, if successfully exploited,

in a complete compromise of the unsuspecting user’s system.

Because the exposure exists only during the installation process, users need not upgrade existing Java installations to address the vulnerability.

However, Java users who have downloaded any old version of Java prior to 6u113, 7u97 or 8u73,

should discard these old downloads and replace them with 6u113, 7u97 or 8u73 or later.

As a reminder, Oracle recommends that Java home users visit Java.com to ensure that they are running the most recent version of Java SE and that all older versions of Java SE have been completely removed.

Oracle further advises against downloading Java from sites other than Java.com as these sites may be malicious.