Apple Releases Safari and Java Updates – Plug-In and Security Improvements

Apple has released a series of updates for both their Safari browser and Java. The updates address the continuing issues with Java’s security.

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The Safari updates arrive as version 6.0.4 for OS X Mountain Lion and Lion and version 5.1.9 for OS X Snow Leopard. The updates, which can be obtained through the Software Update mechanism in OS X, add new site-specific options for enabling the Java plug-in.

Full details on how to use the site-specific options are available in an associated support document.

Apple has also released updated version of Java 6. Java for OS X 2013-003 for OS X Mountain Lion and Lion users and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 15 for OS X Snow Leopard users bring the Apple-provided Java 6 up to the latest Update 45 version of the Oracle software. Java 7 updates are via Oracle directly, and users of that version should update their installations through Oracle’s site.

Chris Hauk

Chris is a Senior Editor at Mactrast. He lives somewhere in the deep Southern part of America, and yes, he has to pump in both sunshine and the Internet.