Oracle delivers 86 security fixes
Oracle has had two major updates in the last 2 days. On Sunday, Jan. 13 a new version of Java 7 was released that addresses the 0-day vulnerability that has been exploited in …
Oracle patches critical 0-day with new Java update
Oracle has released Java 7 Update 11, the computing platform’s newest version that patches the recently discovered and currently widely misused zero-day vulnerability, …
Disable Java! Recent 0-day exploit is included in exploit kits
The Java zero-day that has recently been spotted being exploited in the wild has turned into big, big news as a number of popular exploit kits have been fitted with the …
Researchers deliver fix for Java 0-day to Oracle
Polish firm Security Explorations and its CEO Adam Gowdiak continue to be the a thorn in Oracle’s side by repeatedly questioning the giant’s decision not to issue …
Oracle patches 109 vulnerabilities
Oracle’s Critical Patch Update for October 2012 patches 109 vulnerabilities across hundreds of Oracle products. There are several patches that require immediate …
Oracle Solaris 11.1 released
Oracle announced Oracle Solaris 11.1, delivering over 300 new performance and feature enhancements. Oracle Solaris 11 is the first cloud OS that allows customers to build …
Oracle releases MySQL 5.6 RC
Oracle announced the availability of the Release Candidate for MySQL 5.6, the popular open source database. MySQL 5.6 RC provides enhanced linear scalability, helping users to …
Oracle confirms existence of another critical Java flaw
When Oracle finally patched the CVE-2012-4681 Java 0-day that was being actively exploited in the wild, Polish firm Security Explorations immediately piped up to say they …
Oracle patches Java 0-day, researchers say there’s another one
Oracle has finally issued an update for Java 7 (v 1.7.0_07) which solves the problem of the CVE-2012-4681 vulnerability (which actually consists of two distinct flaws). The …
Effective MySQL Backup and Recovery
Effective MySQL: Backup and Recovery offers a no-nonsense approach to one of the most critical tasks of an operational DBA—performing, testing, and verifying backup and …
Oracle releases 87 security fixes
The Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) Advisory for July 2012 contains 87 security fixes for various products across their portfolio. This advisory is a bit of déjà vu …
Oracle addresses 0-day “TNS Poison”
Update: Edited to reflect that Oracle has released a configuration workaround, not a patch. This week Oracle released an out-of-band patch for the CVE-2012-1675 vulnerability …
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