Java runtime security threat question

aordal

Just curious. Does having an old version of Java and the latest version of java still pose a security risk to that machine? For example:

Say a windows xp computer has the following Java software installed.

J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 11
Java(TM) 6 Update 17 *This is the latest version of Java.
Java(TM) 6 Update 2


To make this machine secure do I need to remove the 5.0 Update 11 and the 6 Update 2?

Thanks much

wd40

I think it depends on which version you use to run applets and applications.

Problem is as long as all of them are installed on your system you will never know which application or which applet will launch which version.

So, It would be better to remove all old ones, just to be on the safe side.

<rant>JRE is the worst software that I have ever worked with</rant>