Apple Thoughts: Apple Fixes Java Hole

"After being goaded by the online security community last month to respond faster to software vulnerabilities, Apple on Monday finally fixed a longstanding flaw in the Java code that the company ships with its Mac OS X operating system."

This has gone on for about 6 months or so, according to Intego, a company that makes security products for Macs. They say Apple knew about it about five months prior to the May announcement by Intego of it's existence. According to Intego, "the flaw could allow a Java applet to execute malicious code on affected Macs, potentially leading to information theft or a compromised system."

Well, it is fixed now according to a release by Apple. There are two separate updates, one for 10.5 and one for 10.4 so you are covered if you use either Tiger or Leopard. You can also get the patch via the Software Update feature on your Mac.