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Update Java to Java 10.7 on MacOS X 10.7 does not work

Safari (6.0.2) on 10.7 Lion has started suddenly to refuse to run Java. I get a blocked plug-in message and the request to download and install a Java upload.


Even after a install of the downloaded Java 7 Update 10.pkg from Oracle and a reboot, java is still at 1.6


hermione:~ gerben$ java -version

java version "1.6.0_37"


And there is no Java 1.7 installed


hermione:~ gerben$ ls /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/

1.4 1.4.2 1.5 1.5.0 1.6 1.6.0 A Current CurrentJDK


What must I do to fix this?

Posted on Jan 11, 2013 6:34 AM

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User profile for user: Gerben Wierda
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Jan 11, 2013 7:15 AM in response to Gerben Wierda

Safari Help->Installed Plugins shows 10.7 installed:

application/x-java-applet Basic Java Applets javaapplet
application/x-java-applet;deploy=10.10.2 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;javafx=2.2.4 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.7.0_10 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;version=1.3 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;version=1.3.1 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;version=1.5 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;version=1.6 Java applet
application/x-java-applet;version=1.7 Java applet
application/x-java-vm Java applet
application/x-java-vm-npruntime Java applet


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User profile for user: Gerben Wierda
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Jan 13, 2013 1:14 AM in response to Dimka!

You can edit XProtect.meta.plist which is at /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/XProtect.meta. plist. Change 1.7.10.19 to 1.7.10.18.


You are strongly advised not to do so if you browse the internet far and wide. But in a scenario where you for instance the need the Java plugin to access your office (work at home setup using VPN for instance) you can turn off the Java plugin block this way. If you do that, only use your browser for that work from home scenario, nothing else. Or set it back to the proper value of 1.7.10.19 after you are done working from home.


You need root privileges to edit this file. If you don't know how to do that and edit it, it's better left alone until Oracle has fixed Java and released 1.7.10.19

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Jan 13, 2013 4:52 AM in response to Dimka!

Moving back to Apple's Java doesn't help as it is as vulnerable for this exploit. Older versions of Java are as vulnerable according to the US government:


http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-0422


You're still better off with the latest Java. If you really need it, enable it in XProtect, disable it in Safari and only enable it in Safari when you do that necessary stuff.

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