Oracle today released an update to its ubiquitous Java software that fixes at least 17 security vulnerabilities in the program. The company is advising users to apply this update as soon as possible; ...

In a sudden about-face, Sun has rushed out a Java update to fix a drive-by download vulnerability that exposed Windows users to in-the-wild malware attacks. The patch comes less than a week after Sun ...

Note that Oracle has a rolling 4-month patching cycle for Java: patches are released every two months with security patches occupying one two-month slot and bug fixes / enhancements the other slot.

Mere hours after news broke that five new vulnerabilities had been found, Oracle on Monday announced the release of Java 7 Update 17 to address two separate vulnerabilities. The patch is being shipped ...

In a sudden about-face, Sun has rushed out a Java update to fix a drive-by download vulnerability that exposed Windows users to in-the-wild malware attacks.The patch comes less than a week after Sun ...