Software Vulnerabilities in Java

Fred Long

Technical Note
CMU/SEI-2005-TN-044

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Java is essentially a safe language with good security features. However, there are several Java features and facilities that can compromise safety if they are misused or improperly implemented. This report briefly describes these potential software vulnerabilities in the current version of Java, Java 5.

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