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Unpatched vulnerabilty in Java 7 | Browsers/e-mail programs only. Or?

esperantisto — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:42:00 +0000

Forum: Safe computing
Topic: Unpatched vulnerabilty in Java 7
Poster: esperantisto
Post title: Browsers/e-mail programs only. Or?

As I understand, this vulnerability matters only in case of browsers/e-mail clients, but not other applications using Java. In the first case, just use your brain and do not browse to suspicious sites, do not click links in suspicious e-mail messages.

Unpatched vulnerabilty in Java 7

Dominique Pivard — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:37:00 +0000

Forum: Safe computing
Topic: Unpatched vulnerabilty in Java 7
Poster: Dominique Pivard

There is an unpatched vulnerability in Java 7 that affects all updates from 0 to 6:

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As I understand it, it is advised to uninstall Java 7 for the time being and use Java 6 instead. Both are usually installed side-by-side and most Java applications work with Java 6. If needed, Java 6 can be downloaded at:

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