Here we go again: Apple and Oracle issue patches for Java exploit

Apple on Monday released an updated version of Java 6 to plug a hole that can lead to malicious software being installed on an affected user’s Mac. From Oracle‘s release notes: “This Security Alert addresses security issues CVE-2013-1493 (US-CERT VU#688246) and another vulnerability affecting Java running in web browsers. Due to the severity of these […]

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Java 7 update is blocked by Apple again

According to Apple’s own customer discussion forums and Mac French web site MacGenerations (Google Translation), the company has once again remotely disabled any updates to the latest update for Java 7. The reason for this action is currently not known.  But it is rumored that Oracle did not fix all of the security holes that […]

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