Website: http://www.opera.com Software Provider: Opera Software ASA. Current Version: Opera 9.64 Operating Systems: Mac OS 7, 8, 9, X Licence: Freeware
Fixed an issue where specially crafted JPEG images could be used to execute arbitrary code, as reported by Tavis Ormandy of the Google Security Team; see our advisory
Fixed an issue where plug-ins could be used to allow cross domain scripting, as reported by Adam Barth; details will be disclosed at a later date.
Fixed an issue that allowed Web pages to send custom data that would normally be blocked to other sites, as reported by Amit Klein; see our advisory
Added Untrusted Rootstore Capability:
Opera downloads only the detailed information about untrusted (blacklisted) certificates when they are encountered
If download fails for certificate information in the list, Opera considers any certificate matching the ID as untrusted
Added version conditional fetching of certificate dependencies from an online repository
Fixed a problem downloading the CRL (Certificate Revocation List)
Fixed a problem that could cause SSL to deadlock in one state, hanging the connection
Fixed a problem that could cause the incorrect calculation of Certificate IDs
Implemented Extended Validation (EV) for cross-signed EV Root Certificates not shipped by default
Implemented preshipping of the Entrust 2048 CA (Certificate Authority)
Implemented Root Certificate fetching from an online repository when an intermediate matches a certificate in the repository
Improved support for weak encryption when importing .p12 private certificates
Prevented security information documents from being written to disk
Miscellaneous
Fixed a problem which created separate feed notifications; Opera now groups them together
Fixed a problem which occured with inline find when no content was entered and the Enter key was pressed
About:
Opera started out as a research project in Norway's largest telecom company, Telenor, in 1994, and branched out into an independent development company named Opera Software ASA in 1995. Opera Software develops the Opera Web browser, a high-quality, multi-platform product for a wide range of platforms, operating systems and embedded Internet products.
In addition to the web browser, the other main component in the Opera suite is the Opera Mail client, previously known as M2. Opera Mail supports regular POP and SMTP mail as well as IMAP. It also has an Address book. Opera Mail also features a newsreader and a newsfeed reader for RSS and Atom, as well as an IRC client for online chat. The forthcoming Opera 9 will also feature widgets as well as further BitTorrent functionality.
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