Opera update plugs holes

Davidgt · Nov 24, 2003, 08:27 PM

A new version of Opera, released Friday, fixes two vulnerabilities in the Web browser.

The vulnerabilities, disclosed to the BugTraq security mailing list over the weekend, allow rogue Web sites to take control of a victim's computer by exploiting weaknesses in the way the browser handles "skin" files, or configuration files that can change the look of a program.

An advisory, written by Jouko Pynnonen of Finland, describes scenarios that would allow an attacker to seize control of systems running Opera, all of which require some degree of user interaction to be successfully exploited.

Read about it HERE

Nov 24, 2003, 08:27 PM	#1
Davidgt Car Audio Guy Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 499 Rep Power: 0	Opera update plugs holes A new version of Opera, released Friday, fixes two vulnerabilities in the Web browser. The vulnerabilities, disclosed to the BugTraq security mailing list over the weekend, allow rogue Web sites to take control of a victim's computer by exploiting weaknesses in the way the browser handles "skin" files, or configuration files that can change the look of a program. An advisory, written by Jouko Pynnonen of Finland, describes scenarios that would allow an attacker to seize control of systems running Opera, all of which require some degree of user interaction to be successfully exploited. Read about it HERE