Sun issues patches for critical Java flaws

Vikingod · Feb 8, 2006, 09:11 PM

Sun Microsystems issued a patch Tuesday to address seven "highly critical" flaws in its Java Runtime Environment that could allow a malicious attacker to gain remote control over a user's system.

The flaws affect systems running on Windows, Solaris and Linux that are using certain versions of Sun's Java Development Kit 1.5, Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.3 and 1.4, and JRE 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 5.0, or earlier, according to an advisory issued by Secunia, which rated the flaws as "highly critical."

Sun's JRE software, especially version 1.4, is found on a number of computers and allows users to run Java applications, which operate in a "sandbox"--a separate area cordoned off from the rest of the user's system.
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BWX · Feb 9, 2006, 12:00 AM

None of these Java update announcements ever affects me. I always check to make sure, but my java (latest version for windows) never needs the update.

bug77 · Feb 9, 2006, 09:28 AM

There's no Java 1.5 AND 5.0. It's the same thing. Plus, the updates they talk about are pretty old...

Feb 8, 2006, 09:11 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Sun issues patches for critical Java flaws Sun Microsystems issued a patch Tuesday to address seven "highly critical" flaws in its Java Runtime Environment that could allow a malicious attacker to gain remote control over a user's system. The flaws affect systems running on Windows, Solaris and Linux that are using certain versions of Sun's Java Development Kit 1.5, Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.3 and 1.4, and JRE 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 5.0, or earlier, according to an advisory issued by Secunia, which rated the flaws as "highly critical." Sun's JRE software, especially version 1.4, is found on a number of computers and allows users to run Java applications, which operate in a "sandbox"--a separate area cordoned off from the rest of the user's system. __________ Read More / Source: ZDNet

Feb 9, 2006, 12:00 AM	#2
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	None of these Java update announcements ever affects me. I always check to make sure, but my java (latest version for windows) never needs the update. __________________

Feb 9, 2006, 09:28 AM	#3
bug77 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: around Posts: 792 Rep Power: 0	There's no Java 1.5 AND 5.0. It's the same thing. Plus, the updates they talk about are pretty old...