The separate Java updates -- one aimed at Mac OS X 10.4, a.k.a. Tiger, the other targeting Mac OS X 10.5, or Leopard -- fixed four vulnerabilities for each version of Apple's operating system, and brought the software up to par with patches .

Apple last patched its operating system in mid-December 2008, when it . Today's patch tally was more than double that, and considerably higher than other large security updates the company issued last year, including a . In fact, today's update was the largest by Apple since a in March 2008.

Security Update 2009-001 and the Java updates can be from the Apple site or installed using Mac OS X's built-in patch service. Safari 3.2.2 for Windows can be .