freebsd-ports/java/icedtea-web/files/NEWS.html
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SX- http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=X
PRX - http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=X
RHX - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=X
DX- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=X
GX- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=X

CVE-XXXX-YYYY: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=XXXX-YYYY

New in release 1.5 (2014-04-02):
* IcedTea-Web now using tagsoup as default (tagsoup dependence) sanitizer for input
* JDK older then 1.5 no longer supported
* IcedTea-Web is now following XDG .config and .cache specification(RH947647)
* A console for debugging plugin and javaws
* Dialogs center on screen before becoming visible
* Support for u45 and u51 new manifest attributes (Application-Name, Codebase, Permissions, Trusted-only)
* Custom applet permission policies panel in itweb-settings control panel
* javaws -version flag
* New PolicyEditor for easily adding/removing permissions to individual applets
* Cache Viewer
- Can be closed by ESC key
- Enabling and disabling of operational buttons is handled properly
- Time consuming operations are indicated by a mouse busy cursor
- "Size" and "Last Modified" columns display localized data
* NetX
- PR1465 - java.io.FileNotFoundException while trying to download a JAR file
- Netx can now parse malformed jnlp files using tagsoup
- PR1026 - Apps fail to run because of the nanoxml parser's strict XML validation
- PR1473 - javaws should not depend on name of local file
- Redesigned About dialogue layout and contents
- Console made aware of plugin messages
* Plugin
- PR854: Resizing an applet several times causes 100% CPU load
- PR1271: icedtea-web does not handle 'javascript:'-protocol URLs
- RH976833: Multiple applets on one page cause deadlock
- Pipes moved into XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
- Added debug to file
- RH1010958: insecure temporary file use flaw in LiveConnect implementation
* Common
- PR1474: Can't get javaws to use SOCKS proxy
- Man page for itweb-settings
* Security Updates
- CVE-2012-4540, RH869040: Heap-based buffer overflow after triggering event attached to applet

New in release 1.4 (2013-XX-XX):
* Added cs localization
* Added de localization
* Added pl localization
* Splash screen for javaws and plugin
* Better error reporting for plugin via Error-splash-screen
* All IcedTea-Web dialogues are centered to middle of active screen
* Download indicator made compact for more then one jar
* User can select its own JVM via itw-settings and deploy.properties.
* Added extended applets security settings and dialogue
* Security updates
- CVE-2013-1926, RH916774: Class-loader incorrectly shared for applets with same relative-path.
- CVE-2013-1927, RH884705: fixed gifar vulnerabilit
- CVE-2012-3422, RH840592: Potential read from an uninitialized memory location
- CVE-2012-3423, RH841345: Incorrect handling of not 0-terminated strings
* NetX
- PR1027: DownloadService is not supported by IcedTea-Web
- PR725: JNLP applications will prompt for creating desktop shortcuts every time they are run
- PR1292: Javaws does not resolve versioned jar names with periods correctly
* Plugin
- PR1106: Buffer overflow in plugin table-
- PR1166: Embedded JNLP File is not supported in applet tag
- PR1217: Add command line arguments for plugins
- PR1189: Icedtea-plugin requires code attribute when using jnlp_href
- PR1198: JSObject is not passed to javascript correctly
- PR1260: IcedTea-Web should not rely on GTK
- PR1157: Applets can hang browser after fatal exception
- PR580: http://www.horaoficial.cl/ loads improperly
* Common
- PR1049: Extension jnlp's signed jar with the content of only META-INF/* is considered
- PR955: regression: SweetHome3D fails to run
- PR1145: IcedTea-Web can cause ClassCircularityError
- PR1161: X509VariableTrustManager does not work correctly with OpenJDK7
- PR822: Applets fail to load if jars have different signers
- PR1186: System.getProperty("deployment.user.security.trusted.cacerts") is null
- PR909: The Java applet at http://de.gosupermodel.com/games/wardrobegame.jsp fails
- PR1299: WebStart doesn't read socket proxy settings from firefox correctly