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Changes in 1.6.0_06

The full internal version number for this update release is 1.6.0_06-b02 (where "b" means "build"). The external version number is 6u6. Included in JDK 6u6 is version 10.0 of the Java HotSpot Virtual Machine.

Security Baseline

This update release specifies the following security baselines:

JRE Family VersionSecurity Baseline
5.01.5.0_15
1.4.21.4.2_17


For more information about the security baseline, see Deploying Java Applets With Family JRE Versions in Java Plug-in for Internet Explorer .

OlsonData 2007k

This release contains Olson time zone data version 2007k. For more information, refer to 6646197 or see US DST Timezone Updater.

Bug Fixes

Bug fixes are listed in the following table.

BugIdCategorySubcategoryDescription
6532373 javaclasses_awtxcb_xlib.c:50: xcb_xlib_unlock: Assertion 'c->xlib.lock' failed.
6632169 javaclasses_netHttpClient and HttpsClient should not try to reverse lookup IP address of a proxy server
6648816 javaclasses_securityREGRESSION: setting -Djava.security.debug=failure result in NPE in ACC
6650748 javaclasses_util_i18n(tz) Java runtime doesn't detect VET time zone correctly on Windows
6673080 javaclasses_util_i18n(tz) Support tzdata2008a
6676491 javasunservicetagsIncorrect locale specified in the URL embedded in the register[_<locale>].html
6641731 java_deploymentgeneralThe Java control panel is not showing up in the Windows Vista control panel on a AMD 64 machine
6618901 java_pluginplugin6.0 JRE applet running on Vista limits heap to 64 MB
6648381 java_pluginpluginFontConfiguration exception preventing applets from loading
6595845 javawebstartgeneralJava 6 JavaWebstart increases footprint by factor 2
6648395 javawebstartinstallJWS can't find cache file after network crash
6672868 jax-wsotherPackage javax.xml.ws.wsaddressing not included in make/docs/CORE_PKGS.gmk
6578538 jceclasses_cryptocom.sun.crypto.provider.SunJCE instance leak using KRB5 and LoginContext