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images/news/generic.jpgOpera Browser has always been an alternative for the top players Firefox and Internet Explorer, so we all expect a very powerful solution that would be able to compete with the two giants. However, Opera, which I must admit is one of my favorite browsers, contains
some security flaws that could put the users at risk, SecurityFocus reported today. At this time, Opera Software didn't release a patch to correct the vulnerability, but SecurityFocus wrote that the flaw affects Opera 9.50 beta and 9.24. However, some other versions of the application might be affected as well.
"Opera Web Browser is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability," SecurityFocus wrote in the security notification titled "Opera Web Browser Bitmap File RLE Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability" and published today. "Successfully exploiting this issue will allow an attacker to cause the application to stop responding, denying further service to legitimate users," it was also mentioned.
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some security flaws that could put the users at risk, SecurityFocus reported today. At this time, Opera Software didn't release a patch to correct the vulnerability, but SecurityFocus wrote that the flaw affects Opera 9.50 beta and 9.24. However, some other versions of the application might be affected as well.
"Opera Web Browser is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability," SecurityFocus wrote in the security notification titled "Opera Web Browser Bitmap File RLE Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability" and published today. "Successfully exploiting this issue will allow an attacker to cause the application to stop responding, denying further service to legitimate users," it was also mentioned.
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