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Apple Posts Security Update 2005-002

Posted by pudge on from the i-am-scared dept.

thelemmings writes "Today, Apple released Security Update 2005-002 for Mac OS X. It fixes a bug in the Java 1.4.2 implementation where an untrusted applet could gain elevated privileges and potentially execute arbitrary code. Sounds scary."

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  1. Safari Popup Fix by nuxx · · Score: 4, Informative

    Also, it appears to contain a tweak to the Safari popup blocker, as it now seems to be blocking the new popunders that everyone has been clamoring about.

    This seems like a really good thing to me...

  2. Re:didnt show up in my software update by imac.usr · · Score: 3, Informative
    i wasnt ableto get it by the automatic software update on my mac

    Are you running the latest Java updates for 10.3? IIRC, it'll only show up if you've installed the Java 1.4.2 update from last year, and it won't come up on 10.2 or lower at all.

    --
    I use Macs for work, Linux for education, and Windows for cardplaying.
  3. Not Just Apple ... by jlrobins_uncc · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's a bug which was present in Sun JVMS:

    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetke y=1-26-57591-1&searchclause=57591

    Fixed in J2SE 5, J2SE 1.4.2_06, and J2SE 1.3.1_14.