[Bug 307891] Re: Can not add photos to Facebook

jbfoley raltar1 at hotmail.com
Mon Jun 7 01:45:25 UTC 2010


1. I tried it first on the Ubuntu 9.10 machine with sun-java6-jre
installed but not with sun-java6-plugin.  The same error message
appeared.  I will not repeat the details.

When I hit run, the applet loaded, and it appears to be functioning
normally.

2. I installed both sun-java6-jre and sun-java6-plugin on the first
machine. (the one with 10.04)  Same behavior as the 9.10 machine.  Same
error message, then the app appears to work fine after you hit run.

So, I conjecture that the problem is that the app needs to run in the
sun-java6-jre instead of in the plugin, where it should run.  It is an
applet for uploading pictures, and allows you to browse files on your
own machine and upload them, so there's a fairly obvious possibility for
a large security hole here.  I'm not qualified to evaluate whether this
particular app is allowing remote systems access to local info, but the
error message seems to indicate that there is some sort of security
problem here.

The most serious error seems to be with the design of the app, and not
with Ubuntu or Firefox.

Also, it is still throwing an error on the certificate, which, to my
untrained eye, appears valid and current.  Thawte may do business with
some shady characters, but facebook is a big player, so perhaps this
certificate should not be rejected automatically.

Leaving status at new for now, since this second issue might be valid.
Reporting the issue to facebook as well.

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Can not add photos to Facebook
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