Apple supports old version Because the transition to Java 1.4.1 represents an architectural change to the underlying Java implementation on Mac OS X, some technologies built on Java 1.3.1 will not ...

Oracle released emergency patches for Java on Monday to address two critical vulnerabilities, one of which is actively being exploited by hackers in targeted attacks. The vulnerabilities, identified ...

Oracle’s head of Java security is promising the vendor will “fix” issues with the widely used programming language, as well as improve its outreach efforts to community members, following a spate of ...

G1 garbage collector improvement would also reduce the overhead of the JDK’s C2 optimizing compiler, benefiting cloud-based Java deployments. A change to Java’s G1 garbage collector would lower the ...

A flaw in the way untrusted Java applets are handled by the Mac OS X Java plug-in could be exploited to gain elevated privileges on the affected machine. Upgrading to Java 1.4.2 fixes the problem: A ...

Remember that big zero-day Java vulnerability the Department of Homeland Security was all worried about? Well, Oracle fixed it. Oh wait, no. That latest Java fix ...