Added by Andreas Kuckartz over 11 years ago. Updated over 5 years ago.
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Several organisations including the BSI have today recommended deactivating Java. This is the second time in a few months that this happened due to an unresolved grave Oracle Java security issue.
It is therefore necessary to think about methods to protect Open eCard users and the software against such issues.
Apple Blocks Java 7 on OS X to Address Widespread Security Threat
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/11/apple-blocks-java-7-on-os-x-to-address-widespread-security-threat/
Following active exploits, Mozilla adds all recent versions of Java to its Firefox add-on blocklist
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/01/11/following-active-exploits-mozilla-adds-all-recent-versions-of-java-to-its-firefox-add-on-blocklist/
CERT does not trust the patched version of Oracle Java which was published on Monday.
"Unless it is absolutely necessary to run Java in web browsers, disable it as described below, even after updating to 7u11. This will help mitigate other Java vulnerabilities that may be discovered in the future."
The use of the Java plugin has been removed in Webstart for the development version. And will be ready for everyone with version 1.1.0.