Opera- a new zero-day flaw

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On the same day Opera shipped a browser update with patches for three separate security vulnerabilities, hackers are openly discussion a new zero-day flaw that exposes Windows users to remote code execution attacks.

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I can confirm that a separate exploit exists that launches harmful code remotely against fully patched versions of the Opera browser.

Until Opera can fix this new issue, users are strongly urged to consider a different browser or avoid clicking on links on untrusted Web pages.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2058

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Hi!

Yes, I read about it yesterday.

I can’t find any other info about it any other places than referenced in that article.

I really wonder if it is for real. :frowning:

As a Opera 9.61 user I’m concerned.

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Just a few days after Opera Software patched critical vulnerabilities in its browser, researchers have identified another serious bug that allows attackers to remotely execute malicious code on the machines of people running the most recent version of the software. Opera has vowed to fix the flaw soon.

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Opera is aware of the vulnerability and is in the final stages of testing a new version of the browser that fixes the problem, company spokesman Thomas Ford says. He says version 9.62 will be released “very, very soon,” but he can’t say exactly when.

“We always appreciate people digging and looking for security vulnerabilities in our products,” Ford says. “We want them to be as robust as they can be.”

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/27/zero_day_opera_bug/

EDIT: Added quote from Opera.

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Hi;

Thanks a lot for a very useful link. :slight_smile:

HL

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hi hlecter

please loock in to the UPDATES part of this forum to get an updated opera version

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Thank you very much for your concern, avatar2005.

Updated to 9.62 24 hours ago. :slight_smile: