Oracle fixed a record 276 vulnerabilities – more than half of which are remotely exploitable – as part of its July Critical Patch Update on Tuesday afternoon. Oracle has one-upped itself once again.

Oracle released its first batch of security patches this year, fixing 270 vulnerabilities, mostly in business-critical applications. Many of the flaws can be exploited remotely without authentication.

The patch was brought to light through a report issued by Integrigy Corp., a provider of application security software for Oracle products, one day after Oracle announced the problem. "There exist a ...