Last February, Oracle released a fix for a targeted vulnerability identified as CVE-2012-0507 and included it in an update for the Windows version of Java. However, since Apple distributes a self ...

2] Update Java If Java is already installed on your computer, you will have to make sure that it is updated to the latest version. If it is not updated, SQL Developer and JDK will be incompatible.

Oracle plans to make changes to strengthen the security of Java, including fixing its certificate revocation checking feature, preventing unsigned applets from being executed by default and adding ...

Oracle has come under fire for failing to fix a known issue with Windows instances on its cloud infrastructure (OCI). One ...

Java 8, on the other hand, is not designed even to install on Windows XP. The installer for the developer releases of Java 8 will not run on it, Stahl says, "without manual intervention." ...

The next versions of Java 7 and Java 8 plug ins, 7u65 and 8u11, which are due for general availability later this month, will not support Windows XP. Oracle confirmed the cessation of support on ...

Two of the critical flaws, in Java’s 2D component (CVE-2016-0494) and in Java’s AWT (CVE-2015-8126), can only be exploited through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and Java applets.