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Less than a week has passed since Oracle released its April 2013 Critical Patch Update for Java and researchers have already identified a vulnerability affecting the latest version of the software. Polish firm Security Explorations has discovered a Reflection API issue – dubbed “Issue 61” – t... |
22 April 2013
03:45 GMT |
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Just days after releasing new Java updates to the public, Apple has issued a memo on its Support site acknowledging that the company had been forced to block Java in OS X yet again because of security concerns. The memo on Apple’s Support area states, “To help protect users from a recent vulnerability, A... |
19 April 2013
05:39 GMT |
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Independent security researcher Abdelmorite Eljoaydi, aka Jigsaw, has reported several web vulnerabilities to Oracle over the past weeks. The company has addressed some of them with the recently released April 2013 Critical Patch Update, but some of them still remain unfixed. The expert has told Softpedia that he ha... |
17 April 2013
10:11 GMT |
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A total of 128 vulnerabilities have been addressed by Oracle with the release of the company’s April 2013 Critical Patch Update (CPU).
The list of affected products includes Oracle Database, Fusion Middleware, E-Business Suite, Supply Chain, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Health Sciences, Retail, Oracle FLEXCUBE, Primav... |
17 April 2013
03:32 GMT |
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Apple has released new Java updates for users of its Mac operating system bringing the web platform to version 1.6.0_45. The updates deliver improved security, reliability, and compatibility.
In order to patch no less than two dozen vulnerabilities in Java, Apple this week rolled out two separate updates: Java for O... |
17 April 2013
03:28 GMT |
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Oracle is set to release its April 2013 Critical Patch Update for Java SE. According to the company, the new CPU will address a total of 42 security holes.
Of the 42 issues, 39 can be remotely exploitable without the need for a username and a password.
The CPU affects Java 7 Update 17 and earlier, Java 6 Update 43 ... |
16 April 2013
05:25 GMT |
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Oracle VM VirtualBox has been promoted to version 4.2.12 Build 84980 on OS X platforms, delivering tons of tweaks and bug fixes for those who enjoy using an open source solution. A mile-long changelog accompanies the release, mentioning tons of GUI fixes for multi-screen support. For example, the update fixes a cra... |
12 April 2013
09:23 GMT |
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IntelliJ IDEA, a full-featured IDE that features a complete set of tools and integrations with the most important modern technologies and frameworks, such as Spring and Hibernate, is now at version 12.1.
IntelliJ IDEA 12.1 includes support for enterprise technologies such as Java EE, Spring, GWT, Struts, Play, Hiber... |
4 April 2013
14:11 GMT |
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Intel and Advanced Micro Devices may be the best-known makers of CPUs (central processing units), but they have a lot of competition on the server market, such as Oracle, through its SPARC series.
In fact, Oracle claims to have released the world's fastest microprocessor to date: the SPARC T5, with sixteen S3 ... |
28 March 2013
10:31 GMT |
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Microsoft has just announced that Judson Althoff, a former Oracle group vice president for worldwide alliances and video president of global platform and distribution sales, has joined the company to lead the North American Sales & Marketing division.
Althoff will take the role of president of the aforementioned uni... |
26 March 2013
16:31 GMT |
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Many Java vulnerabilities have been identified over the past few years and judging by the way things are going, many more will be discovered in the upcoming period.
That’s why it’s worth taking a look at a brief report in which managed security services provider Solutionary highlights the evolution of J... |
23 March 2013
12:01 GMT |
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At the end of February, Oracle confirmed a sandbox bypass vulnerability identified by experts from Security Explorations. However, the security firm was displeased with the fact that Oracle had only catalogued one of the issues used for the bypass as a security hole.
The sandbox bypass leverages two bugs dubbed by S... |
18 March 2013
04:36 GMT |
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Oracle announced a few minutes ago, March 15, that a new stable version (4.2.10) of its VirtualBox virtualization software for end users and enterprises is now available for download.
It looks like VirtualBox 4.2.10 is a minor update, bringing just a handful of fixes and improvements. For starters, it brings initia... |
15 March 2013
11:28 GMT |
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Not long after Apple blocked Java yet again from its systems, Oracle has released an updated version of the web plug-in addressing the latest security threats in the platform. Apple has yet to issue its own updates.
Oracle has been having a lot of trouble patching some security bugs in its Java platform as of late.
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11 March 2013
03:43 GMT |
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Oracle has been having some security troubles in Java as of late, which prompted Apple to block the plug-in on OS X computers. As the fixes are out now, the Cupertino giant is re-allowing Java inside OS X, but not without some patches that users are required to install.
Apple has rolled out Java for OS X 2013-002 an... |
5 March 2013
03:49 GMT |
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Oracle has released an out-of-band patch to address a couple of Java vulnerabilities, including CVE-2013-1493, which is currently being exploited in the wild to push the McRat malware onto computers. Users are advised to update as soon as possible. The security hole was reported by FireEye experts on February 1, th... |
5 March 2013
03:37 GMT |
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Researcher from Security Explorations have done it again. They’ve identified 5 vulnerabilities in Java SE 7 Update 15 which, when combined, can be exploited to achieve a complete sandbox bypass.
The new flaws, identified as “issue 56” through “issue 60,” have been identified by the rese... |
4 March 2013
09:58 GMT |
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Currently, Oracle’s Java appears to be one of the most vulnerable pieces of software around, and judging by the way things are going, some time will pass until experts will tell users that they can utilize it safely.
FireEye researchers have identified yet another Java zero-day being exploited in the wild. Exp... |
1 March 2013
06:55 GMT |
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A new update is now available for VirtualBox. Build 4.2.8 of the product is a maintenance release designed to improve overall functionality and stability.
The developer did away with several crash bugs, one of them taking its toll on the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) and occurred with huge amount of guest RAM on VT-... |
28 February 2013
08:19 GMT |
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Oracle announced on February 28 that its VirtualBox virtualization product for enterprises and end users has just reached version 4.2.8.
Highlights of Oracle VirtualBox 4.2.8:
• Not all the translation tags were taken into account during the language switch;
• The network metrics are now collected only fo... |
28 February 2013
08:18 GMT |
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On Wednesday, we learned that Oracle had assigned tracking numbers to the Java 7 issues reported to the company by Security Explorations, but it hadn’t confirmed the vulnerabilities. Now, Oracle has officially confirmed the full sandbox bypass, but the experts are unhappy with the firm’s assessment of the... |
28 February 2013
06:59 GMT |
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A couple of days ago, we learned that researchers from Polish firm Security Explorations had uncovered two Java 7 Update 15 vulnerabilities that could be leveraged for a complete sandbox bypass. Oracle has assigned tracking numbers to the flaws, but it still hasn't confirmed the experts’ findings. “... |
27 February 2013
04:47 GMT |
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Microsoft continues its long-time dispute with Google on all fronts, this time teaming up with Oracle in the Google lawsuit.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has been informed that Microsoft is siding with Oracle and would provide what is being called “a friend of the court brief” to tes... |
21 February 2013
04:14 GMT |
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Earlier this month, Oracle revealed that the Java Critical Patch Update (CPU) released on February 1 didn’t include all the fixes intended for this month’s CPU. Which is why it promised to update the initial CPU to address even more security holes.
Oracle has kept its promise and has issued an updated re... |
20 February 2013
04:15 GMT |
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It was inevitable; despite losing badly to Google, or perhaps because of it, Oracle is getting ready for another round in its patent and copyright lawsuit against the web giant.
Understandably, Oracle believes the court and the jury were wrong when they decided that Google had not infringed on any Oracle patents or... |
13 February 2013
10:56 GMT |
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On February 1, Oracle released its latest Critical Patch Update for Java SE in order to address a number of vulnerabilities exploited in the wild. However, the company plans to release an updated version of the CPU.
Initially, the CPU was scheduled to be released on February 19. Since the company was forced to rush... |
11 February 2013
09:29 GMT |
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MySQL, one of the most popular open source databases in the world, has just reached version 5.6. Unlike regular releases, the new MySQL version brings increased performance, scalability, reliability and manageability. “MySQL 5.6 Release Candidate received great feedback from the community and helped us to ef... |
5 February 2013
11:41 GMT |
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Oracle has released the February 2013 Critical Patch Update (CPU) for Java SE. The CPU has been released ahead of schedule (the initial date was February 19) because many of the vulnerabilities uncovered in Java are actively exploited in the wild.
Besides security in-depth fixes, the February CPU for Java SE address... |
2 February 2013
06:20 GMT |
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Apple has blocked Java in OS X once again using the built-in Xprotect anti-malware system. Cybersecurity experts indirectly support the decision, as they continue to recommended that users disable the plug-in if they don’t require it.
A security flaw in the Java platform triggered a similar response from Apple... |
31 January 2013
10:38 GMT |
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Oracle has announced on January 16 that Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 9 is now available for download, for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.
As you would expect from the version numbering, Oracle Linux 5.9 is based on Red Hat 5.9, the latest version launched in the 5.x series.
According to Oracle, their operat... |
17 January 2013
03:56 GMT |
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Fedora Utils, a tool allowing users to install codecs and additional software, fix problems, tweak and cleanup the operating system, view system information and much more with just few clicks, is now at version 3.0.0. Highlights of Fedora Utils 3.0.0: • A new icon has been added; • Libraries are now more ... |
16 January 2013
09:43 GMT |
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Apple has promptly updated the Xprotect.plist blacklist on OS X computers to address a zero-day vulnerability that has recently been discovered in Oracle’s Java 7. The anti-malware system now requires an unreleased 1.7.0_10-b19 version of Java 7. Users are confirming that systems running Java 7 are failing to ... |
12 January 2013
06:38 GMT |
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Oracle has published its January 2013 Critical Patch Update (CPU) pre-release announcement. According to the company, the CPU – which will be released on January 15 – will address a total of 86 security vulnerabilities that affect hundreds of Oracle products.
The upcoming CPU addresses flaws in products ... |
12 January 2013
04:48 GMT |
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Yesterday, we learned that a new zero-day exploit affecting Java 7 update 10 was identified. According to experts, the zero-day code could not have worked if Oracle had properly addressed an old vulnerability. Adam Gowdiak, the CEO of Security Explorations – the company that’s responsible for identifying... |
11 January 2013
04:13 GMT |
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The development team behind HeroClix Online says that players can now get access to a new package of DC Comics-inspired figures for the game, under the name Batman Streets of Gotham Fast Forces. There are new six figures for players to use: Oracle, Lady Blackhawk, Huntress, Black Canary, The Hawk and Dove. The free... |
4 January 2013
08:58 GMT |
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Oracle announced on December 19 that its VirtualBox virtualization product for enterprises and end users has just reached version 4.2.6.
Highlights of Oracle VirtualBox 4.2.6:
• A problem with leaking connections in conntrack has been fixed;
• Support for ConsoleKit sessions has been added in the vminfo s... |
20 December 2012
05:54 GMT |
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Today Oracle released a fresh update for their virtualization software, VirtualBox. This is a maintenance release that features various repairs, some of them improving overall stability and functionality, for different components. The developer solved the problem with the virtual machine crashing when reboot is aske... |
19 December 2012
12:01 GMT |
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Oracle doesn’t seem to be in the rush to address the vulnerability that affects Java SE 5, 6 and 7 (dubbed Issue 50) even after experts have demonstrated that it would only take 30 minutes or so to patch it up.
However, Security Explorations – the Polish firm that’s responsible for finding an impr... |
19 November 2012
07:40 GMT |
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The newest build for VirtualBox is 4.2.4 and it is a maintenance release, designed to improve overall stability of the application as well as functionality.
Among the repairs available in this revision there is a regression from version 4.2.2. It would issue a warning that indicated that the value of the host file o... |
29 October 2012
06:33 GMT |
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Oracle has released a new version of its open source virtualization program, VirtualBox, for supported operating systems, including Apple’s OS X.
A release geared towards bug squashing, VirtualBox 4.2.4 touches the Mac with a single platform-specific fix, but one that’s definitely worth the attention of ... |
28 October 2012
02:26 GMT |
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Security Explorations – the company that identified a vulnerability which affected Java SE 5, 6 and 7 (dubbed Issue 50) – claims that Oracle could have a fix for the problem in no time. To demonstrate their point, the experts have made a clever experiment.
Last week, Oracle released its October Critical ... |
22 October 2012
07:08 GMT |
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Oracle announces that its VirtualBox virtualization product for enterprises and end users has just reached version 4.2.2. VirtualBox 4.2.2 has quite a few changes and bugfixes, but the most important of all is the introduction X.Org Server 1.13 support. Highlights of VirtualBox 4.2.2: • The application now s... |
19 October 2012
10:17 GMT |
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Oracle has made available a new maintenance build for VirtualBox, incrementing the revision number to 4.2.2. Most of the fixes are GUI-related, but VBoxManage component has also been improved.
VirtualBox 4.2.2 restores the VM item tooltip functionality, adds tooltips for group items and disables grouping action if a... |
19 October 2012
04:08 GMT |
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Oracle has released its October 2012 Critical Patch Update (CPU) to address a number of security holes that could be leveraged by cybercriminals to cause some serious damage.
The CPU fixes vulnerabilities in Database, Fusion Middleware, E-Business Suite , Supply Chain, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Health Science, Oracle FLEX... |
17 October 2012
05:01 GMT |
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Two new Java releases are available to download from Apple’s Support site as well as through the Mac App Store’s Update section. Java for OS X 2012-005 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 11 both address multiple security issues in the two respective Mac OS versions.
A Support document describing the purpo... |
17 October 2012
04:26 GMT |
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In a completely predictable turn of events, Oracle is now appealing the ruling in its lawsuit against Google. The jury found that Google did not infringe on Oracle's patent and copyright and the judge further decided that programming language APIs weren't covered by copyright in the first place, at least in... |
5 October 2012
06:41 GMT |
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Oracle has outlined at JavaOne, a conference that takes place in San Francisco, the future of the Java platform.
Hasan Rizvi, executive vice president, Oracle Fusion Middleware and Java, and the Oracle Java Development team leaders explained that beginning with the Java SE 7 Update 6, released in August of 2012, con... |
4 October 2012
08:13 GMT |
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Nokia and Oracle have announced an agreement through which Oracle business users will benefit from direct access to Nokia’s Location Platform (NLP). At the moment, Nokia offers maps services in over 200 countries around the world, which will be available for licensing for Oracle users to include in their Oracl... |
2 October 2012
03:18 GMT |
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GPU computing is a vast resource that is still, in great part, untapped, as software does not have the code necessary to recognize and use the parallel processing might of NVIDIA CUDA cores and AMD stream processors.
Advanced Micro Devices isn't about to let this situation persist any longer than it has to. In... |
1 October 2012
15:51 GMT |
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Amazon is not exactly alone in the cloud computing market, its Amazon Web Services dominate the space and direct competitors are few, if any, at least at the scale Amazon operates, but there are plenty of flavors of clouds and big players like Google and Microsoft or specialized ones like Rackspace are at least compe... |
1 October 2012
04:02 GMT |
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