Secure Static Versioning in Sun Java JDK and JRE 6 Update 6 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 6 through 15, does not properly prevent execution of applets on older JRE releases, which might allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in these older releases.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43665
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020460
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30142
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238966-1
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
http://secunia.com/advisories/31010
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html