A serious and as yet unfixed bug in Netscape´s Java distribution means that home computers are open to attack simply if users are unlucky enough to visit a website containing malicious code.

The problem has emerged following the posting on the internet of code, dubbed Brown Orifice by its developer Dan Brumleve, which exploits a vulnerability in AOL´s Netscape Navigator browser to allow an attacker to view the contents of a user´s hard drive.

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