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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. Apple is not a fan of Java by Danathar · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Apple does not like Java. It's a competing development platform like Flash. If they did not have to ship it they wouldn't. You'll notice how long it takes them to update Java, that's why.