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Opera 7.0 Security Holes ... Fixed
An anonymous reader writes "GreyMagic has issued five new security advisories for the recently-released Opera 7.0. They affect the security model, the javascript console, images, the history and the error log (allowing access to the history). A new version will be released within 24 hours to fix the holes, according to an article at The Register." Update: 02/05 02:01 GMT by T : An anonymous reader writes "Opera Software have just released Opera 7.01 for Windows. This version fixes the recently discovered security holes less than 24 hours after they were discovered - a very impressive turnaround! The release is currently only available on Opera's FTP site. It can be downloaded with Java (12.9Mb) or without (3.3Mb)."
Thank god I'm using IE!
Only the State obtains its revenue by coercion. - Murray Rothbard
I think this is long overdue. The last time I checked out opera, several people were murdered (including one by a barber - terrorists with nail clippers indeed!). On a previous excursion there was an actual war, culminating in the death of a cigarette girl. This kind of thing just has to stop, so the prospect of increased security is a welcome one. In the past the only evidence of surveillance has been a few people in fancy dress with cheap, tiny binoculars. That's just a recipe for anarchy.
Some ear protection would be nice too.
Programmer1: Ouch! Somebody just discovered some security holes in our browser!
Programmer2: Yeah, I saw that too. I was working on it all morning, but I believe I've fixed all the outstanding issues in our code. Now we just need to notify our user base.
Programmer1: Yup. You gonna call him, or should I?
*RIMSHOT*
Um. Why not?
The ads in Opera are not:
- Popups
- Spyware
- Intrusive
And the way the Web is nowadays, they just blend into the background!