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Sure it doesn't
http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39126099,00.htm

It allows execution of attacker-supplied code without user interaction [apart from viewing a Web page] which usually means a 'critical' classification.
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The same exploit could also be used against various operating systems and browsers, which makes it more serious," he added. The vulnerability can be used to attack systems running on Windows or Linux, for example, and using major browser software such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Firefox -- meaning a large number of systems are vulnerable to attack

I'm not suggesting that Java is "OH MY GOD SO DANGEROUS YIKES SAVE ME!!!" but your comment is simply wrong.
Also Java does NOT let the programmer do things like delete files or format your hard drives

Java and ActiveX aren't supposed to let remote sites delete local files but that is not what you wrote.
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