The bypass means that millions of Java users have remained vulnerable to the flaw, categorized as CVE-2013-5838, despite assurances from Oracle that the attacks were no longer possible.

Oracle, in making Java Platform, Standard Edition (SE) 7 the default runtime environment for Java this week, is emphasizing that older versions of Java be removed for security purposes.

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Existing Oracle Java SE licensees may continue with their per-processor or per-user plans, and do not have to move to the new per-employee subscription, Oracle says.

"Java thinks the stolen certificate used is 100% valid and should be trusted," Jindrich Kubec, director of threat intelligence at antivirus provider Avast, wrote in an e-mail.

Following four price changes between 2020 and 2023, Oracle customers aren't happy with Java pricing - and are seeking alternatives.

Oracle releases its second critical patch update set for 2019, patching a total of 297 issues spread across its software portfolio, though one issue in particular could be more critical for users ...

Oracle outlined the specific versions that were vulnerable: “Java SE users who have downloaded any old version of Java SE prior to 6u113, 7u97, or 8u73 for later installation should discard ...

Oracle proposes to shorten the Java Java Long-Term Support (LTS) cadence to two years. The launch of Java 17 just finished the current three-year LTS cadence of Java 11. Acceptance of this proposal se ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — PC users will see more warnings about the dangers of keeping outdated software on their machines, under a legal settlement negotiated by tech giant Oracle and ...