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Java for mac os x 10.43/19/2024 Pump up the download numbers a little for marketing dept? Along with a forced upgrade on the Windows side? I started to think, why did Apple take so long to fix this latest Java exploit? Was it so people would download Safari 4 with it's sandboxing of plug-ins? ![]() It's still technically unfixed, only a warning now that your downloading app/first time running a app. The serious Metadata exploit (still not fixed completely) was submitted by many folks, including myself, with back and forth emails to Apple Security folks and then it went unfixed for YEARS!! ![]() This is not the first time Apple has ignored a vital security threat. "God knows how many have been exposed." - Alien 2 ![]() Then it took Apple months to fix it after the latest OS X update when it did finally go public and the Mac community screamed bloody murder warning everyone to turn off Java. This exploit has been in the wild for 6 months before going public.
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