7u67 Update Release Notes

Java™ SE Development Kit 7, Update 67 (JDK 7u67)

The full version string for this update release is 1.7.0_67-b01 (where "b" means "build"). The version number is 7u67.

IANA Data 2014c

JDK 7u67 contains IANA time zone data version 2014c. For more information, refer to Timezone Data Versions in the JRE Software.

Security Baselines

The security baselines for the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) at the time of the release of JDK 7u67 are specified in the following table:

JRE Family Version JRE Security Baseline (Full Version String)
7 1.7.0_65
6 1.6.0_81
5.0 1.5.0_71

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

JRE Expiration Date

The JRE expires whenever a new release with security vulnerability fixes becomes available. Critical patch updates, which contain security vulnerability fixes, are announced one year in advance on Critical Patch Updates, Security Alerts and Third Party Bulletin. This JRE (version 7u67) will expire with the release of the next critical patch update scheduled for October 14, 2014.

For systems unable to reach the Oracle Servers, a secondary mechanism expires this JRE (version 7u67) on November 15, 2014. After either condition is met (new release becoming available or expiration date reached), the JRE will provide additional warnings and reminders to users to update to the newer version. For more information, see JRE Expiration Date.

JavaFX Release Notes

This JDK release includes JavaFX version 2.2.67.

Bug Fixes

The following bug fix is included in this release:

Area: deploy/plugin
Synopsis: regression - java_arguments not accepted after update to 7u65

The regression is addressed in this release.

See 8050875.