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AplusWebMaster View Member Profile	May 21 2009, 03:56 AM Post #1
AplusWebMaster Group: Authentic Member Posts: 4,286 Joined: 30-December 03 From: USA Member No.: 1,643 Operating System: XP/SP3	FYI... - http://secunia.com/advisories/35118/2/ Release Date: 2009-05-21 Critical: Highly critical Impact: System access Where: From remote Solution Status: Unpatched OS: Apple Macintosh OS X ... ... The vulnerability is confirmed in Mac OS X 10.5.7. Other versions may also be affected... Solution: Disable Java support in your browser. Do not execute Java programs from untrusted sources... - http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v...d=CVE-2008-5353 Last revised: 05/20/2009 - http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#..._affects_mac_os May 20, 2009 Sun Patch Date -vs- Apple Patch Date - http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/applejava.htm Average Gap in Days: 166 FIX: > http://forums.whatthetech.com/index.php?s=...st&p=568777 This post has been edited by AplusWebMaster: Jul 4 2009, 08:51 AM Reason for edit: Added link to FIX...

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