The company released patches from 98 security issues in its products, 14 in Java Oracle released patches for 98 security issues across a wide range of products, including 14 in Java. This marks the last free patch for Java 7, and users are being encouraged to upgrade to version 8. Three of the Java vulnerabilities patched Tuesday have the maximum severity score of 10 in the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), which means that they can be exploited over the network without authentication and can lead to a full compromise of the system’s confidentiality and integrity. Twelve of the flaws affect the Java client, meaning they can potentially be exploited from the Web through the Java browser plug-in. One of them also affects Java server deployments and the remaining two affect the client and server deployments of the Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE). In order to address these vulnerabilities, Oracle released Java 8 update 45 (Java 8u45), Java 7u79, Java 6u95 and Java 5u85. The Java 6 and 5 updates are only available to customers with long-term Java support contracts. With this latest release, Java 7 has also reached end of life for public updates, so future security patches for this version of Java will also be available only to customers with special support contracts. Users who have automatic updates enabled in Java 7 have been prompted to upgrade to Java 8 since January. The end of free Java 7 security patches is “huge news,” according to John Matthew Holt, chief technology officer at application security firm Waratek. Holt said it will cause “enormous headaches and disruption to millions of application owners around the world.” “Oracle’s rapid end of life schedule for Java versions is great for innovation and language evolution,” Holt said via email. “However, there is a dangerous tradeoff: now millions of Java 7 applications will have to defend themselves against code level vulnerabilities without the benefit of future fixes.” Aside from Java, as part of its April 2015 Critical Patch Update, Oracle fixed security flaws in the Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Hyperion, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Supply Chain Suite, Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise, Oracle JDEdwards EnterpriseOne, Oracle Siebel CRM, Oracle Industry Applications, Oracle Java SE, Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite, Oracle MySQL and Oracle Support Tools. Related content news analysis Workers with AI skills are getting these pay cash premiums As AI deployments become more critical to digital transformation projects, organizations are struggling to find skilled workers to support the new technology, so they're paying premiums for prospective hires or current employees who obtain the n By Lucas Mearian May 01, 2024 7 mins Generative AI IT Jobs IT Skills news Atlassian Rovo brings AI smarts to enterprise search With Rovo, the company looks to expand existing search capabilities in its products, tapping into documents held in third-party apps and using generative AI to provide a natural language interface. By Matthew Finnegan May 01, 2024 5 mins Atlassian Chatbots Generative AI news Mosyle and Fleet bring new device management options to Apple enterprise Apple's growing enterprise market share is generating tons of opportunity for the company's partners in the device management market. Their approaches reflect the diversity of use. By Jonny Evans May 01, 2024 4 mins Apple Mobile Device Management Mobile Security tip 13 tricks for more efficient Android messaging Save time and communicate more effectively with these easy-to-miss advanced options for Google's Android Messages app. By JR Raphael May 01, 2024 18 mins Smartphones Google Mobile Apps Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe