Many of the bugs relate to the functionality of WebStart, which has nothing to do with applets. Basically, if Java is enabled in your browser, visiting a web p

Many of the bugs relate to the functionality of WebStart, which has nothing to do with applets. Basically, if Java is enabled in your browser, visiting a web page can start a full-blown Java application (not an applet) without requiring user interaction. This Java application could escalate privileges to root your system. This type of exploit is included now on a number of exploit systems, like Metasploit, that can be deployed easily by "script kiddies".