Critical Java Patch Plugs 30 Security Holes
Summary: Oracle released Java 7 Update 9 and Java 6 Update 37, an update that remedies at least 30 vulnerabilities in the widely-used program. Apple followed with its own Java 6 update for OS X that removes the browser plugin entirely, after the Flashback worm used an unpatched Java flaw to infect more than 650,000 Macs in April 2012.
What you should know: The Flashback worm turned one unpatched Java hole into 650,000 infected Macs, and this patch closes at least 30 - a reminder that the plugin's attack surface is large and that uninstalling Java where it isn't needed removes the exposure outright.
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