 StuartMWWho Is John Galt?Premium
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| Java SE 7 Update 15 & Java SE 6 Update 41 released As foretold in this post
»More Java Patches Due Soon
Oracle has just released
Java SE 7 Update 15
and
Java SE 6 Update 41
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5 remote exploits, 3 of which have CVSSv2 scores of 10. |
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 Sith HMPI Did What?Premium
join:2004-04-25
Bloomington, IL
kudos:1 | I'm confused. Under the affected versions portion it lists older versions and above as vulnerable. Does this mean if I install one of the older versions not listed that this newest nonsense going around will not affect me? Or, is version 7/15 fixing all of that? |
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said by StuartMW:Oracle has just released
Java SE 7 Update 15
and
Java SE 6 Update 41
oracle had said that there would be no more updates for java 6.x, after java 6.39.. i guess this is an exception to the rule since it was, after all, scheduled to be released..
people were quiet about java 7.13.. i have wondered if java asked everyone to give them a break and that was why no one commented on java 7.13.. now that java 7.15 has been released, i hope we can get some feedback on it..
it is good that java supposedly now has 5 less vulnerabilities that can be exploited.. the question is, does it still have glaring security-holes that still haven't been patched.. |
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said by Sith HMP:I'm confused. Under the affected versions portion it lists older versions and above as vulnerable. Does this mean if I install one of the older versions not listed that this newest nonsense going around will not affect me? Or, is version 7/15 fixing all of that?
in my opinion, if you are going to have java installed on your computer, you should install the latest version..
keeping everything up-to-date is part of keeping your computer secure.. |
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| Oh great.....I just added Java 7 u13 to my OS image file.
And now another one. What a mess. |
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | reply to StuartMW
The good and the bad:
Good - they are fixing bugs on a regular basis.
Bad - the base code is so poorly written that bugs pop up almost daily
Bad - have to frequently keep updating the software on multiple machines
Today was a BUSY DAY:
Flash needed updating
Firefox got an update
Java needed updating
iOS needed updating
Lots of updates on multiple machines - glad I am retired and have time to do these and then check if systems remain unbroken.
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 DustynPremium
join:2003-02-26
Ontario, CAN
kudos:10 | reply to StuartMW
Thanks! 
These patches are coming out faster and faster! |
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Sith HMPI Did What?Premium
join:2004-04-25
Bloomington, IL
kudos:1 | reply to redwolfe_98
Yes I get that and I did install 7_15. I was just curious if the lower versions were indeed not affected by all of this recent mess. |
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Thanks for the info StuartMW  .
I downloaded the update but I'm not installing it unless I absolutely have to. I just upgraded from Win XP to Win 7 a couple weeks ago and I'm keeping JAVA off of it as long as I can. |
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 NOYBSt. John 3.16Premium
join:2005-12-15
Forest Grove, OR
kudos:1 | reply to StuartMW
Does SE stands for Sieve Encirclement?
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said by Sith HMP:Yes I get that and I did install 7_15. I was just curious if the lower versions were indeed not affected by all of this recent mess.
No what that security bulletin says is it affects all versions prior to 7u15, and then it lists the last version before today's release.
i.e. "JDK and JRE 7 Update 13 and earlier"
There are massive holes/exploits in any previous version, that Oracle keeps patching. So no you wouldn't want an older version. |
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 lordpufferComfortably NumbPremium
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Rio Rancho, NM
kudos:1 | reply to StuartMW
Thanks Stuart. |
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 seamanPremium
join:2000-12-08
Seattle, WA | reply to StuartMW
All OS
»www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp |
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 DrStrangeTechnically feasiblePremium
join:2001-07-23
West Hartford, CT
kudos:1 | reply to StuartMW
Thanks.
Sisyphus. I feel like @#$%&** Sisyphus.
Java must have more holes than a collander.
Hope the folks who anticipated whining are satisfied. |
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 Elite
join:2002-10-03
Orange, CT | reply to StuartMW
More reason not to have Java installed... you don't need to patch it weekly!
Sadly, I need to have java installed to run my java applications.
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Mele20Premium
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Hilo, HI
kudos:4 | reply to StuartMW
I'm not allowed to download it on Fx or Opera. I have met all requirements. I allowed cookies and javascript is on and bypassing Proxo makes no difference. 
The one at java.com wants to install Ask toolbar and I don't trust it to not do it even if I remove the checkmark. Plus, the one at java.com does NOT download the installer. It downloads something else and then you have to take FOREVER to download the installer and then it insults you with wanting to install Ask toolbar.
So, I guess I can't update. 
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Sith HMPI Did What?Premium
join:2004-04-25
Bloomington, IL
kudos:1 | reply to SpHeRe31459
That's what I was after. Thank you. |
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