Browser Security News

Scandinavian web browser provider Opera announced a new feature that allows users to access their bookmarks and favorite websites list (called “speed dial”) wherever they go. Out of Opera’s three consumer offerings - Opera for Desktop, Opera Mini, and Opera Mobile - the first two will be able to natively load the bookmarks that you […]

* Fixed an issue where external news readers and e-mail clients could be used to execute arbitrary code, as reported by Michael A. Puls II. See our advisory.
* Fixed an issue where scripts could overwrite functions on pages from other domains. See the advisory. Issue reported to […]

Security flaws have long plagued Internet Explorer (IE), the market-dominating web browser from Microsoft. IE won the early browser wars, not only because it was free and bundled with Windows, but because it had some features and capabilities that its only real competitor, Netscape, didn’t have. But the behind-the-scenes programming that makes those features possible […]

Opera has released the latest update to its free desktop web browser, version 9.2. The new version adds a number of new features, but the most interesting one is what Opera calls "Speed Dial." Speed Dial is a new method of quickly browsing to a favorite web site. When the user hits the "New Tab" […]

After leaving Safari behind to spend a week with Firefox, and then another in OmniWeb, I was surprised to find that my Web browsing experience was going pretty well. I even compared OmniWeb to visiting a town where there are happy surprises around every corner. However, my trip to "Opera-ville" … I’m pretty sure the […]

The security hole that was closed this week in Firefox, with versions 1.5.0.11 and 2.0.0.3, now also affects the Opera and Konqueror Web browsers. Attackers may be able to exploit the vulnerability to spy on network topology by means of manipulated FTP servers. The FTP command PASV not only allows an alternative port to be […]

A vulnerability fixed in Firefox 2.0.0.2 and Thunderbird is, according to security specialist Stefan Esser, still present in Internet Explorer 7 and Opera 9. The vendors were informed of the problem last year; however according to Esser, Opera has not reacted to the bug report at all.

OperaTor is a software bundle that can be easily installed on a portable memory (pendrive, usb stick, hard drive) to allow anonymous surfing while at an internet cafe, library etc. It combines the power of the Opera Browser, The Onion Router and Privoxy. With OperaTor no data will be stored at the computer you plugged […]

Opera Software is calling accusations made by Mozilla staffer Asa Dotzler regarding Opera’s security disclosure policies, "dangerous and irresponsible." The issue at hand revolves around a pair of security vulnerabilities that were recently discovered by Verisign’s iDefense division. Dotzler alleged that since Opera did not immediately alert users that there was an update available to […]

Opera Software released two security advisories for Opera vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to remotely execute code on affected systems. The flaws were found by VeriSign’s iDefense Labs to affect Opera 9.02 and believed to affect earlier versions. It affects the browser on both Windows and Linux platforms.