Only whitehat journalists need Metasploit to hack oracle

Summary: A Cisco Talos post argues that the outcry over Oracle exploits added to Metasploit is misplaced, since Metasploit has long published modules for other vendors' patched vulnerabilities, including the author's own Oracle WebLogic module released the day it was patched. The post cites the industry habit of treating the absence of public exploit code as grounds to delay patching, and warns that once a patch ships, an attack is likely within 72 hours.
Bottom line: The post's core claim is that managers demanding proof a flaw is exploitable before approving a patch are the real risk, and that the people writing those exploits are working on 0-day while defenders check firewall logs and write USB policy documents.

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Topics: Vulnerabilities & Patching
Mentions: CVE-2008-0015
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