Apple Mac OS X Multiple Java Vulnerabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Apple Mac OS X, which could be exploited by remote attackers or malicious users to execute arbitrary code.

1. Amemory corruption error in Java's handling of applet window bounds, which could allow remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable system via a specially crafted web page.

2. An input validation error in Java updateSharingD when handling of Mach RPC messages, which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of another user who runs a malicious Java application.

Other vulnerabilities have also been addressed in Oracle Sun Java. For additional information, see : Oracle Sun Java JDK / JRE / SDK Multiple Vulnerabilities