Description: Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability in various Sun Java System products, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
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Solution: Update to a fixed version. Please see vendor advisory for more information.
Provided and/or discovered by: Reported by the vendor.
Changelog: 2007-03-12: Updated "Solution Status" and "Solution" section.
2008-04-08: Updated "Solution Status", "Solution", and "Original Advisory" sections.
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