SANS ISC: InfoSec Handlers Diary Blog - Oracle Java SE and Java for Business Critical Patch Update Advisory

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InfoSec Handlers Diary Blog

Oracle released a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities in the Java SE and Java for Business which includes security and non-security fixes. This update contains 27 new security fixes across all products. The security bulletin is posted here.

Note: Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply CPU fixes as soon as possible.

Affected product releases and versions:

Java SE:

JDK and JRE 6 Update 18 and earlier for Windows, Solaris, and Linux
JDK 5.0 Update 23 and earlier for Solaris
SDK 1.4.2_25 and earlier for Solaris

The Java SE update is available here.

Java for Business:

JDK and JRE 6 Update 18 and earlier for Windows, Solaris and Linux
JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 23 and earlier for Windows, Solaris and Linux
SDK and JRE 1.4.2_25 and earlier for Windows, Solaris and Linux

The Java for Business update is available here.

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Guy Bruneau IPSS Inc. gbruneau at isc dot sans dot org