Current Activity - Sun Releases Update 17 for Java SE 6

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US-CERT Current Activity

Sun Releases Update 17 for Java SE 6

Original release date: November 4, 2009 at 9:04 am
Last revised: December 4, 2009 at 8:30 am


Sun has released update 17 for Java SE JDK 6 and Java SE JRE 6 to
address multiple vulnerabilities. The impacts of these vulnerabilities
include arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, denial of
service, and information disclosure.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Java SE 6
Update 17 release notes and apply any necessary updates to help
mitigate the risks.

Apple has released Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 and Java for Mac OS
X 10.5 Update 6 to address these vulnerabilities. Mac users are
encouraged to review Apple articles HT3969 and HT3970 and apply any
necessary updates to help mitigate the risks.

Relevant Url(s):
<http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html>

<http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp>

<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970>

<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969>

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