The bug, CVE-2021-44228, affects a Java logging package called log4j. It was revealed Thursday by Lunasec and on Friday by Huntress Labs, and is already being exploited, according to an alert from ...

It’s a reflection of the fact that the Java programming language is used widely in enterprise software, and for Java software, the Log4j library is exceedingly common.

As many Java-based applications can leverage Log4j 2 directly or indirectly, organizations should contact application vendors or ensure their Java applications are running the latest up-to-date ...

After countless enhancements, several incarnations, and much work, that API has evolved into log4j, a popular logging package for Java. The package is distributed under the IBM Public License ...

The vulnerability, which was reported late last week, is in Java-based software known as “Log4j” that large organizations use to configure their applications – and it poses potential risks ...

Java’s always had potential security holes but overall it has a pretty good record. Most holes show up as did the Log4j 2 bug — in libraries that didn’t anticipate how bad actors could use specific ...

What Kind of Vulnerability Affects Log4j in Java? The vulnerability was in a commonly used remote logging tool called Log4j, which can be targeted by remote code execution. The tool, managed by the ...

New flaw is much less severe than the Log4jshell vulnerability, but admins are advised to update Log4j once again A new vulnerability has been discovered in the Log4j Java logging library which ...

Log4j 2.16.0 disables access to JNDI by default and limits the default protocols to Java, LDAP and LDAPS. Disabling JNDI was previously a manual step to mitigate attacks against the original flaw.

The Apache Software Foundation's log4j logging library is one of the better logging systems around. It's both easier to use and more flexible than Java's built-in logging system. This article ...