Opera 10.61 now available

Posted on Thursday, August 12 2010 @ 19:41 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Opera Software published Opera 10.61. The new edition of the Scandinavian browser doesn't have any major new features, it's mainly a security and stability upgrade. You can download it over here, the Windows changelog is listed below.

User interface
Changed
* "Fraud Protection" renamed to "Fraud and Malware Protection"

Fixed
* Relative paths not working in the Filename setting for Speed Dial background
* Premature shutdown when using vBulletin's WYSIWYG editor
* Loading an animated png causes high CPU usage with no response from the browser
* yahoo.cn mailproviders SMTP entry not using a submission port
* Changing the default cookie preference to "Accept all cookies"
* Installing Opera 10.60 windows overwrites saved search preferences

Display and Scripting
Fixed
* Google Calendar compatibility
* Unite listening on UDP 1900 even if UPnP service discovery is off
* Several cases where widgets will not run
* Premature shutdown when loading qq.com
* Setting the onload property of XMLHttpRequest blocks document memory from being garbage collected
* Opera treating binary files as plain text (opening it in the browser instead of showing a download dialog)
* Premature shutdown when loading the Canvas demo
* Printing from print preview results in either a freeze or corrupted page
* Widgets not having access to a network after restart
* "Accept cookies" and "only from the site I visit" settings being incorrect in Preferences dialog
* Premature shutdown occurring on startup of Opera under Windows 98
* Disk cache not working correctly in turbo mode

Security
Fixes
* Fixed an issue where heap buffer overflow in HTML5 canvas could be used to execute arbitrary code, as reported by Kuzzcc; see our advisory.
* Fixed an issue where unexpected changes in tab focus could be used to run programs from the Internet, as reported by Jakob Balle and Sven Krewitt of Secunia; see our advisory.
* Fixed an issue where news feed preview could subscribe to feeds without interaction, as reported by Alexios Fakos; see our advisory.


About the Author

Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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