Opera 9.25 - SECURITY & Performance update

A "srtrongly" advised security download from Opera!

" Security
* Fixed an issue where plug-ins could be used to allow cross domain scripting, as reported by David Bloom. Details will be disclosed at a later date.
* Fixed an issue with TLS certificates that could be used to execute arbitrary code, as reported by Alexander Klink (Cynops GmbH). Details will be disclosed at a later date.
* Rich text editing can no longer be used to allow cross domain scripting, as reported by David Bloom. See our advisory.
* Prevented bitmaps from revealing random data from memory, as reported by Gynvael Coldwind. Details will be disclosed at a later date.

Miscellaneous
* Fixed a problem where malformed BMP files could cause Opera to temporarily freeze." ->" memory leak???"

http://www.filehippo.com/download_opera/changelog/

cheers ...

 

Thx for the news !

 

just a small headup, it seemed that this security update can be installed in a different directory other than the current default, watch the prompt carefully should u choose separate install by mistake.

a work around afterward would be to search the previous Opera folder and copy its profile folder into new Opera folder

side note for thoughts:
- from a user: How hard could it be to code automatic update system to keep browser better up to date?
- from one of guru/dev (?): ..an automatic update system is hardly suitable for a minor security release ...

my personal thought was wow, 4 big security holes stated in change log = minor security)

cheers ...