Certificate validation fails with error "Wrong key usage"

FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.7.0_07"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_07-b10)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 23.3-b01, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows 7 SP1 64Bit

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
CRL and/or OCSP checking is enabled

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Certificate validation fails for an applet and a webstart application, both signed with a "VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA" certificate

REGRESSION. Last worked in version 7

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Enable CRL and/or OCSP checking in the Java Control Panel.
Start the applet: https://www.buergerkarte.at/index.en.php (press the button "CARD" at the "Demo Login" in the upper right area)
or the webstart application: http://webstart.buergerkarte.at/mocca/

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
applet/webstart application starts after certificate validation.
ACTUAL -
error message: ValidatorException: PKIX path validation failed: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: java.security.InvalidKeyException: Wrong key usage

  See also: https://forums.oracle.com/forums/message.jspa?messageID=10573379#10573379


ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path validation failed: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: java.security.InvalidKeyException: Wrong key usage
                at sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.doValidate(Unknown Source)
                at sun.security.validator.PKIXValidator.engineValidate(Unknown Source)
                at sun.security.validator.Validator.validate(Unknown Source)
                at sun.security.validator.Validator.validate(Unknown Source)
                at sun.security.validator.Validator.validate(Unknown Source)
                at com.sun.deploy.security.TrustDecider.validateChain(Unknown Source)
                at com.sun.deploy.security.TrustDecider.isAllPermissionGranted(Unknown Source)
                at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.isTrustedByTrustDecider(Unknown Source)
                at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.getTrustedCodeSources(Unknown Source)
                at com.sun.deploy.security.CPCallbackHandler$ParentCallback.strategy(Unknown Source)
                at com.sun.deploy.security.CPCallbackHandler$ParentCallback.openClassPathElement(Unknown Source)
                at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader.getJarFile(Unknown Source)
                at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader.access$1000(Unknown Source)
                at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
                at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
                at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader.ensureOpen(Unknown Source)
                at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader.<init>(Unknown Source)
                at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$3.run(Unknown Source)
                at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
                at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath.getLoader(Unknown Source)
                at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath.getLoader(Unknown Source)
                at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath.getResource(Unknown Source)
                at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader$2.run(Unknown Source)
                at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
                at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.findClassHelper(Unknown Source)
                at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
                at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass0(Unknown Source)
                at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
                at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass0(Unknown Source)
                at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
                at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
                at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
                at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadCode(Unknown Source)
                at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.initAppletAdapter(Unknown Source)
                at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
                at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: java.security.InvalidKeyException: Wrong key usage
                at sun.security.provider.certpath.PKIXMasterCertPathValidator.validate(Unknown Source)
                at sun.security.provider.certpath.PKIXCertPathValidator.doValidate(Unknown Source)
                at sun.security.provider.certpath.PKIXCertPathValidator.engineValidate(Unknown Source)
                at java.security.cert.CertPathValidator.validate(Unknown Source)
                ... 36 more
Caused by: java.security.InvalidKeyException: Wrong key usage
                at java.security.Signature.initVerify(Unknown Source)
                at sun.security.provider.certpath.OCSPResponse.verifyResponse(Unknown Source)
                at sun.security.provider.certpath.OCSPResponse.<init>(Unknown Source)
                at sun.security.provider.certpath.OCSP.check(Unknown Source)
                at sun.security.provider.certpath.OCSPChecker.check(Unknown Source)
                ... 40 more


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
disable CRL and/or OCSP checking
Taken from the Oracle forum:

We receive the same error message as described above by user 956556, when certificate validation (CRL, OCSP or both) is activated.
The certificate is issued by "VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA"
The extensions are:
SEQUENCE :
SEQUENCE :
OBJECT IDENTIFIER : basicConstraints [2.5.29.19]
OCTET STRING :
SEQUENCE : ''
SEQUENCE :
OBJECT IDENTIFIER : keyUsage [2.5.29.15]
BOOLEAN : 'ÿ'
OCTET STRING :
BIT STRING UnusedBits:7 : '80'
SEQUENCE :
OBJECT IDENTIFIER : cRLDistributionPoints [2.5.29.31]
OCTET STRING : ''
SEQUENCE : ''
SEQUENCE : ''
CONTEXT SPECIFIC (0) : ''
CONTEXT SPECIFIC (0) : ''
CONTEXT SPECIFIC (6) : 'http://csc3-2010-crl.verisign.com/CSC3-2010.crl&#39;
SEQUENCE :
OBJECT IDENTIFIER : certificatePolicies [2.5.29.32]
OCTET STRING :
SEQUENCE :
SEQUENCE :
OBJECT IDENTIFIER : [2.16.840.1.113733.1.7.23.3]
SEQUENCE :
SEQUENCE :
OBJECT IDENTIFIER : cps [1.3.6.1.5.5.7.2.1]
IA5 STRING : 'https://www.verisign.com/rpa&#39;
SEQUENCE :
OBJECT IDENTIFIER : extKeyUsage [2.5.29.37]
OCTET STRING :
SEQUENCE :
OBJECT IDENTIFIER : codeSigning [1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.3]
SEQUENCE :
OBJECT IDENTIFIER : authorityInfoAccess [1.3.6.1.5.5.7.1.1]
OCTET STRING :
SEQUENCE :
SEQUENCE :
OBJECT IDENTIFIER : ocsp [1.3.6.1.5.5.7.48.1]
CONTEXT SPECIFIC (6) : 'http://ocsp.verisign.com&#39;
SEQUENCE :
OBJECT IDENTIFIER : caIssuers [1.3.6.1.5.5.7.48.2]
CONTEXT SPECIFIC (6) : 'http://csc3-2010-aia.verisign.com/CSC3-2010.cer&#39;
SEQUENCE :
OBJECT IDENTIFIER : authorityKeyIdentifier [2.5.29.35]
OCTET STRING :
SEQUENCE :
CONTEXT SPECIFIC (0) : 'CF99A9EA7B26F44BC98E8FD7F00526EFE3D2A79D'
SEQUENCE :
OBJECT IDENTIFIER : netscape-cert-type [2.16.840.1.113730.1.1]
OCTET STRING :
BIT STRING UnusedBits:4 : '10'
SEQUENCE :
OBJECT IDENTIFIER : spcFinancialCriteriaInfo [1.3.6.1.4.1.311.2.1.27]
OCTET STRING :
SEQUENCE :
BOOLEAN : '00'
BOOLEAN : 'ÿ'