Tuesday, November 6, 2012

New Opera Version Available

Opera Software has released an update for their Opera web browser. Among some new features version 12.10 contains fixes to six security vulnerabilities.

critical:
* Fixed an issue where specially crafted SVG images could allow execution of arbitrary code; advisory

high:
* Fixed an issue where CORS requests could incorrectly retrieve contents of cross origin pages; advisory
* Fixed an issue where data URIs could be used to facilitate Cross-Site Scripting; advisory
* Fixed a high severity issue, as reported by Gareth Heyes; details will be disclosed at a later date

moderate:
* Fixed an issue that could cause Opera not to correctly check for certificate revocation; advisory
* Fixed a moderate severity issue, as reported by the Google Security Group; details will be disclosed at a later date

Opera users are strongly recommended to update to the latest version. New version can be downloaded here.

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