What is a Zero-Day Exploit?

[Guest]

A zero-day exploit is an attack on a software flaw that occurs before the software's developers have had time to develop a patch for the flaw.

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[FloKid]

Hackers are stupid. And no the real companies are pretty dumb also trying to exploit people. I hate this world just an fyi.

 

[clonazepam]

You seem like a genius. There's plenty of this world to love.

 

[techguy911]

You forgot Oracle java is the most common target for zero day attacks most malware gets by av's through java exploits as well as SQL attacks for mining data.

 

[DrBackwater]

oh the lovely sql injection in php. encrypting fake certificates below 256 greens.

Some hackers have severe ocd with eager malice.

 

[virtualban]

http/www.bullguard.com/bullguard-security-center/pc-security/computer-threats/what-are-zero-day-attacks.aspx
^^ I have always known and used the second definition of zero-day attack, because it made more sense.

"...others define them as attacks that take advantage of a security vulnerability on the same day that the vulnerability becomes publicly known (zero-day)."

Else, it is just using a vulnerability, which to my mind is just as any other type of using the vulnerability, later patch or no patch.