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The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) must not be installed on an unsupported operating system.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-54383 JRE9999-UNSPTD-OS SV-68629r1_rule DCSQ-1 High
Description
Security updates are the standard method for addressing discovered vulnerabilities. The operating system platform the JRE is installed on must be supported for security updates or the OS becomes a threat vector that can negatively impact the JRE. Organizations must run the JRE on a supported OS version to ensure security updates are available and to mitigate threats to the JRE.
STIG Date
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 7 STIG for WinXP 2014-10-05

Details

Check Text ( C-54999r3_chk )
Check the OS version to ensure it is supported by the vendor.

Microsoft support for Windows XP ended April 8 2014. If the JRE is installed on an XP system, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-59237r1_fix)
Upgrade the operating system platform the JRE is installed on to a supported OS version.