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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. Just turn off Java by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Apple had previously advised users to turn off Java temporarily in their Web browsers

    Even after updating, I've found that's advice I can live with.

  2. Re:Apple is not a fan of Java by konohitowa · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah. Those losers should stop running their iTunes store with Java. Lame Java haters!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebObjects No, I didn't just edit it, but I suppose it's ripe for vandalism now.

    Not like your conjecture is without merit. I mean, what can explain their slowness in Java porting? I wish I knew. It's a real annoyance.

    To be mildly fair, us mere mortals aren't getting WebObjects updates anymore, but they don't seem to be slowing down their usage of it at iTunes & the Apple store and dev sites. Perhaps they're going to migrate more things to SproutCore once BitBurger et al gets released. Although that doesn't provide them with a back-end, and I'm not utterly convinced that RoR is up to the demand, inclusion in OS X notwithstanding. If only more Erlang/Mnesia would roll out.