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Gordon Darling
Update time!
http://news.com.com/Java+flaws+open+door+to+hackers/2100-1002_3-5746913.html
"Sun Microsystems has fixed a pair of security bugs in Java that could be
exploited by attackers to take over computers running Windows, Linux and
Solaris.
The flaws are "highly critical," security monitoring company Secunia said
in an advisory posted Tuesday. Flaws that get that ranking--one notch
below Secunia's most severe "extremely critical" rating--are typically
remotely exploitable and can lead to full system compromise.
Both flaws affect the Java Runtime Environment, or JRE. This is the Java
software many computer users have on their system to run Java
applications. The bugs could allow a Java application to read and write
files or execute applications on a victim's computer, Sun said in two
separate security advisories released Monday..................."
http://www.java.com:80/en/download/manual.jsp
Regards
Gordon
http://news.com.com/Java+flaws+open+door+to+hackers/2100-1002_3-5746913.html
"Sun Microsystems has fixed a pair of security bugs in Java that could be
exploited by attackers to take over computers running Windows, Linux and
Solaris.
The flaws are "highly critical," security monitoring company Secunia said
in an advisory posted Tuesday. Flaws that get that ranking--one notch
below Secunia's most severe "extremely critical" rating--are typically
remotely exploitable and can lead to full system compromise.
Both flaws affect the Java Runtime Environment, or JRE. This is the Java
software many computer users have on their system to run Java
applications. The bugs could allow a Java application to read and write
files or execute applications on a victim's computer, Sun said in two
separate security advisories released Monday..................."
http://www.java.com:80/en/download/manual.jsp
Regards
Gordon