heise online news 17/01/2009

heise online news 17/01/2009 www.heise-online.co.uk Overview of the news from the past 24 hours heise online news SAP pays Sun to keep older versions of Java up to date SAP and Sun have made an agreement to give users of SAP's NetWeaver middleware an assurance that their older versions of Java will be kept up to date › Read article     JBoss RichFaces platform components Version 3.3.0 release Red Hat has released a new version of RichFaces, the open source visual component platform › Read article     Symantec closes critical hole in AppStream The problem is caused by unsafe methods in an ActiveX control that is marked "safe for scripting". Attackers can use a forged server to inject and execute arbitrary code on a Windows client › Read article     Apache AXIOM version 1.2.8 released Apache AXIOM, the core component of Axis2, has been released in version 1.2.8. The new release contains more than 40 bug fixes and other changes › Read article     Avira glitch removed An update has eliminated a vulnerability in the virus scanner's processing of defective RAR archives, but no update is yet available for a privilege escalation vulnerability › Read article     Foomatic 4 brings PDF workflow to Linux Version 4 of the Foomatic printer drivers supports the PDF printing work flow › Read article     This newsletter is sent to in a multipart format. If you want to read it as plain text, you will have to change the display mode of your e-mail program. You are receiving heise online news because you subscribed at our website. If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter, you can cancel your subscription at http://www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/news. For more news from the world of technology, subscribe to our other newsletters: Newsletter heise open source: All the latest about Free and Open Source software from heise online, including news, features, analysis and case studies. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/open Newsletter heise Security: IT security news and alerts to keep your systems secure, with features giving an in-depth look at the world of IT security. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/security Newsletter heise networks features: In-depth articles, tools and techniques for networking and communications. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/networks Legal notice Publishers: Christian Heise, Ansgar Heise, Christian Persson Editor-in-chief: Jonathan Bennett All rights reserved. Any copies or dissemination on any medium, either in part of whole, requires the written consent of the publisher. Copyright (c) 2008 Heise Media UK Ltd.