Download Oracle Java 7.0 Update 4

Oracle has released the fourth update for both the development kit and runtime environment of Java Standard Edition 7.0. The exact version number is 1.7.0_04-b20 for Solaris and Linux systems, 1.7.0_04-b22 for Windows systems, and 1.7.0_04-b21 for systems running Mac OS X. The developers have reworked several parts of Java and with that, support for Mac OS X has also recently been added. The list of changes for this fourth update is as follows:

Java SE 7 Update 4

The full internal version number for this update release is 1.7.0_04-b20 (where “b” means “build”) except for Windows on which it is 1.7.0_04-b22 and for Mac OS X on which it is 1.7.0_04- b21. The external version number is 7u4.

Highlights

This update release contains the following enhancements:

• JDK Support for Mac OS X
• New JVM (Java HotSpot Virtual Machine, version 23)
• New Supported Garbage Collector: Garbage First (G1)
• JavaFX 2.1 Runtime co-installs with JRE 7 during auto-update
• JAXP upgraded to 1.4.6
• Java DB upgraded to 10.8.2.2
• SPARC T4 specific crypto optimizations in the security area
• New flag to unlock Commercial Features

Olson Data 2012c
Java SE 7u4 contains Olson time zone data version 2012c. For more information, refer to Timezone Data Versions in the JRE Software.

Security Baselines
The security baselines for the Java SE platform at the time of the release of Java SE 7u4 are specified in the following table:

JRE Family Version 7
Java SE Security Baseline 1.7.0_03

JRE Family Version 6
Java SE Security Baseline 1.6.0_31

JRE Family Version 5.0
Java SE Security Baseline 1.5.0_34

JRE Family Version 1.4.2
Java SE Security Baseline 1.4.2_36

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