Apple has released new updates to fix its flaws in the Java code that will ship with the Mac OS X operating system.
Apple has released these updates nearly six months after the Java maker Sun has shipped its updates to fix the same vulnerabilities.
The flaw could enable hackers to use Java applets to run malicious code on the targeted system and potentially access or delete files on any Mac.
The updates are expected to address a number of flaws in Java in both the Leopard and later versions of the Tiger operating systems.
Earlier in May, Intego, maker of security software for Macs, has stated that the best way to protect against the flaw in Java is to deactivate it in the web browsers.
Intego also stated in a security advisory last month, Apple has been aware of this vulnerability for at least five months, since it was made public, but has neglected to issue a security update to protect against this issue.”
Earlier, security researcher Landon Fuller has published, on his web site, a proof-of-concept Java applet that exploits this vulnerability to demonstrate how easy it is to run code remotely.
