pingtest.net fails when using icedtea-plugin

[Gregory Gleason]

When I try to use the packet loss test at pingtest.net, it works fine using the java plugin from oracle, but it fails with the following exception (when launching FF from shell) when using the icedtea-plugin:

$ firefox
java version "1.6.0_23"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.11pre) (6b23~pre10-0ubuntu5)
OpenJDK Server VM (build 20.0-b11, mixed mode)
CREATE APPLET
md5 of apple: 1f3870be274f6c49b3e31a0c6728957f
DESTROY APPLET
WatchThread destroyed
CREATE APPLET
md5 of apple: 1f3870be274f6c49b3e31a0c6728957f
DESTROY APPLET
CREATE APPLET
md5 of apple: 1f3870be274f6c49b3e31a0c6728957f
WatchThread destroyed
Exception in thread "WatchThread" java.security.AccessControlException: access denied (java.lang.RuntimePermission getProtectionDomain)
 at java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(AccessControlContext.java:393)
 at java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.java:553)
 at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:549)
 at net.sourceforge.jnlp.runtime.JNLPSecurityManager.checkPermission(JNLPSecurityManager.java:285)
 at java.lang.Class.getProtectionDomain(Class.java:2123)
 at net.sourceforge.jnlp.services.ServiceUtil.checkAccess(ServiceUtil.java:260)
 at net.sourceforge.jnlp.services.ServiceUtil.checkAccess(ServiceUtil.java:220)
 at net.sourceforge.jnlp.runtime.JNLPSecurityManager.askPermission(JNLPSecurityManager.java:370)
 at net.sourceforge.jnlp.runtime.JNLPSecurityManager.checkPermission(JNLPSecurityManager.java:345)
 at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkConnect(SecurityManager.java:1048)
 at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName0(InetAddress.java:1189)
 at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName(InetAddress.java:1128)
 at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName(InetAddress.java:1064)
 at java.net.InetAddress.getByName(InetAddress.java:1014)
 at c.q(Unknown Source)
 at c.f(Unknown Source)
 at c.a(Unknown Source)
 at b.run(Unknown Source)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: icedtea-plugin 1.1.3-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Oct 29 00:31:07 2011
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: icedtea-web
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.