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Apple Finally Patches Java Vulnerability

Posted by kdawson on from the gentlemen-restart-your-sandboxes dept.

macs4all writes "Apple has finally addressed the Java vulnerability that nearly everyone else patched months ago. Available now for OS X 10.4 and 10.5, and through Apple's Software Update service, this update patches a flaw in the Java Virtual Machine that could potentially allow a malicious Java applet to execute arbitrary code on the machine. Apple had previously advised users to turn off Java temporarily in their Web browsers."

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  1. Re:Old versions. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    This is the biggest load of bullshit since Barack Obama's last speech. Sun (you know, the people created the vulnerability in the first place) can't get their shit together and put out an OS X java that doesn't suck more dick than barney frank. Disabling Java is good advice.