There was an actively used zero-day exploit in Java 7 that made Apple and
Mozilla to black-list the Java 1.7.0_10 plugin:
[1]
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Java-plugins-unplugged-by-Mozilla-and-Apple-Update-1782628.html
However today Oracle has released an update fixing that issue:
[2]
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Fix-for-critical-Java-hole-released-1782993.html
from [2]:
> Despite Oracle's speedier response closing the new holes with a reminder
> in the release notes to re-enable the Java plugin if disabled, the
> consensus amongst security experts is to leave Java disabled in the browser
> especially as few sites use Java.
Luckily with JSmol there's now an alternative to the Jmol Applet.
I expect that this wasn't the last 0-day exploit for Java this year and
people surfing with an enabled Java-plugin are increasingly putting them
self at risk.
Oliver
On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 8:38 AM, Rzepa Henry <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On 12 Jan 2013, at 11:58, [email protected] wrote:
>
> > No problem with Java on lion here in Italy.
> > Pino
> >
> >> ----Messaggio originale----
> >> Da: [email protected]
> >> Data: 12/01/2013 1.06
> >> A: <[email protected]>
> >> Ogg: [Jmol-users] Java
> >>
> >> All,
> >>
> >> Is anyone else seeing that Java suddenly became disabled on Mac (Lion)
> about
> > 5:00 PM - USA Eastern time?
> >>
>
> Yes, Apple has silently disabled their safari browser. Firefox still
> works, but it issues a security warning.
>
> It must be pretty serious for Apple to do this.
>
> Roll on JSmol!
>
>
>
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