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Security Fix: Ghosts of Java Haunt Users

Brian Krebs writes on Security Fix:

Sun Microsystems has issued updates for its ubiquitous Java software to plug multiple security holes. Of particular interest in this bundle is a fix that prevents attackers from exploiting vulnerabilities in older versions of the software.

Why is this a big deal, you ask? Aren't patches designed to fix vulnerabilities in older versions of the software? Well, yes, but as Security Fix has lamented time and again, Sun's updates are notorious for leaving older versions of the software lying all over the user's machine.

posted by Fergie @ 7/10/2008 03:51:00 PM