The flaw and a proof-of-concept exploit was publicly released on Friday, wreaking havoc across companies that use the popular Log4j Java platform. Impacted firms included Amazon, Apple, Steam ...

There are 17,000 unpatched Log4j packages in the Maven Central ecosystem, leaving massive supply-chain risk on the table from Log4Shell exploits.

"Java developers may have legitimately used Log4j, so it's important to ensure that any software written is not vulnerable," NCSC notes.

Attackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in Apache Log4j, a logging library that’s used in potentially millions of Java-based applications, including web-based ones.

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 ...

Dec. 13, Log4j version 2.16.0 was released, which "removed some of the logging functionality and also disabled the Java Naming Directory (JNDI) … and this seems to fix the problem." ...

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.

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 ...

U.S. organizations that fail to secure customer data against Log4Shell, a zero-day vulnerability in the widely used Log4j Java logging library, could face legal repercussions, the Federal Trade ...