Last Sunday, another major Java vulnerability (VU#636312) was reported. Until an official update is available, we strongly recommend disabling the Java 7 plug-in for web browsers. This vulnerability is bad news, at least for those of us trying to avoid phishing and drive-by browsing attacks. The vulnerability is caused by a logic bug that allows an applet to grant itself full privileges. More technical details are available in Vulnerability Note VU#636312.Link: CERT