Monthly Archives: September 2009

Apple Issues Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 5 – Patching several vulnerabilities

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Java update
Apple issued a Java update Thursday patching several known vulnerabilities.

The 161.35MB update is only applicable to Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5.8 or later (not Snow Leopard). Java SE 6 is updated to version 1.6.0_15, J2SE 5.0 is updated to version 1.5.0_20, and J2SE 1.4.2 is updated to version 1.4.2_22. While J2SE 5.0 and J2SE 1.4.2 support all Intel and PowerPC-based Macs, Java SE 6 requires a 64-bit Intel-based Mac.

Apple ships vulnerable Flash with Snow Leopard

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Adobe Flash

For those of you that have recently updated to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard time to u[pgrade Flash Player. Apple downgraded your installation of Flash to an earlier version (version 10.0.23.1), which is known not to be secure and is not patched against various security vulnerabilities. The version you should be running is the latest version of Flash Player for Mac – 10.0.32.18.

To check for your Version test for Adobe Flash Player

Update your flash version at Adobe