BellSoft Liberica 6 · Version Status
BellSoft Liberica 6 End of Life Date
BellSoft Liberica 6 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data reconciled from official vendor documentation and endoflife.date at every build; the source of each date is on the product page.
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BellSoft Liberica 6 is past end of life. Standard support ended December 31, 2018. Patches continue until March 31, 2028 only under BellSoft extended support, a paid programme — if you are not covered by it, this version is unpatched today.
EOL Date
Dec 31, 2018
2868 days past EOL
Latest Release
unknown
LTS release
Release Date
Dec 12, 2006
BellSoft Liberica 6 series
Extended Support
Mar 31, 2028
BellSoft extended support · paid
Where these dates come from
End of lifeDec 31, 2018endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees End of extended supportMar 31, 2028endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees ReleaseDec 12, 2006endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees Confidence: high = two or more independent sources agree (the vendor's page read by our adapter, a person's check against the vendor, the dataset the date came from); medium = one; low = the vendor page disagrees or our last read is stale.
How we source dates.
Lifecycle detail
BellSoft Liberica 6 was released on December 12, 2006 and support ended on December 31, 2018 — a supported lifespan of 12 years and 1 month, longer than the 6 months median for BellSoft Liberica releases. It was a long-term support (LTS) release, so it received a longer patch window than the interim releases around it. Standard support ended 7 years and 10 months ago. Security fixes now come only through extended support, published to March 31, 2028; without it this version is unpatched. 16 newer BellSoft Liberica releases have shipped since.
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
0/10 Available
EOL Risk Score™ — proprietary methodology by endoflife.ai. Factors: EOL recency, attack surface breadth, CISA KEV catalog presence, extended support availability. Updated at every build.
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Extended Support
Extended BellSoft Liberica 6 support options
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All BellSoft Liberica Versions
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|
| → 6 LTS |
unknown |
Dec 31, 2018 |
EOL |
| 7 LTS |
unknown |
Jul 31, 2022 |
EOL |
| 8 LTS |
8u513+9 |
EOL |
Active |
| 10 |
10.0.2 |
Sep 25, 2018 |
EOL |
| 11 LTS |
11.0.33.0.3+7 |
EOL |
Active |
| 12 |
12.0.2 |
Sep 17, 2019 |
EOL |
| 13 |
13.0.2+9 |
Mar 17, 2020 |
EOL |
| 14 |
14.0.2+13 |
Sep 16, 2020 |
EOL |
What does BellSoft Liberica 6 end of life mean?
When BellSoft Liberica 6 reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches for this version except under BellSoft extended support (paid), until Mar 31, 2028. CVEs discovered after the EOL date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database with no patch available. Exploit code frequently appears on GitHub within days of disclosure.
The CVE blind spot: A CVE-based scan does not show the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. Running BellSoft Liberica 6 past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to BellSoft Liberica 27 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does BellSoft Liberica 6 reach end of life?
BellSoft Liberica 6 reached end of life on December 31, 2018. Security patches continue only under BellSoft extended support (paid), until March 31, 2028; without it this version receives none.
Is BellSoft Liberica 6 still supported?
Not in standard support. BellSoft Liberica 6 reached end of life on December 31, 2018; security patches continue only under BellSoft extended support (paid) until March 31, 2028.
What should I upgrade to from BellSoft Liberica 6?
The recommended upgrade from BellSoft Liberica 6 is
BellSoft Liberica 27 — the latest actively supported version. Check the
BellSoft Liberica full timeline for all supported versions.
What are the security risks of running BellSoft Liberica 6 past EOL?
Since BellSoft Liberica 6 reached end of life, the maintainers no longer issue security patches outside BellSoft extended support. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate with no vendor fix. A CVE-based scan does not show this — it is the CVE blind spot; some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies and none give the date in advance. Organizations running EOL BellSoft Liberica should migrate immediately or implement compensating controls.