MATLAB: Can’t I browse the Internet with the MATLAB Help Browser

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Why can't I browse the Internet with the MATLAB Help Browser?
If I enter a web address in the address bar of the Help Browser, I can open that location. However, if I click a link on that page, I receive a Java exception or MATLAB exits completely.
 Exception occurred during event dispatching:
 java.lang.StackOverflowError
 at org.mozilla.javascript.Interpreter.interpret(Interpreter.java)
 at org.mozilla.javascript.InterpretedFunction.call(InterpretedFunction.java)
 at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptRuntime.call(ScriptRuntime.java)       
                   ...
or
 Exception occurred during event dispatching:
 java.lang.StackOverflowError
 <<no stack trace available>>
or MATLAB exits with the message 'Segmentation fault'.

Best Answer

This bug has been fixed for Release 14 (R14). For previous releases, please read below for any possible workarounds:
This is a bug in MATLAB 6.5 (R13) that has been forwarded to our development staff for further investigation.
There are currently no known workarounds.
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