From: TJ@noneofyour.business   
      
   On 08/29/2012 05:44 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:   
      
   >   
   > Java steward Oracle has not released a fix for either vulnerability.   
   >   
   > Researchers are advising computer owners to disable Java in all   
   > browsers. "That would be the only solution, right now," said Tod   
   > Beardsley, a bug testing engineering manager for Rapid7.   
   >   
      
   https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2012/08/28/protecting-users-ag   
   inst-java-security-vulnerability/   
   says that the icedtea-web plugin, which uses openjdk, has an extra layer   
   of security that blocks this particular vulnerability. So for Linux   
   users at least, disabling Java isn't "the only solution."   
      
   TJ   
      
   TJ   
      
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