Opera Software has issued a security patch to protect
its browser users against flaws in Macromedia’s Flash Player, and
vulnerabilities when using the open-source browser on Linux and
Unix operating systems.
Along with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser, Opera’s
browser was affected by previously announced security flaws in
Macromedia’s Flash web multimedia software.
Opera has now issued its own protection against this threat, and
at the same time addressed vulnerabilities that could allow remote
attackers to take over a user’s PC when running on Linux, FreeBSD
or Solaris operating systems.
The company’s Opera 8.51 update closes these security holes,
which affect versions of the browser going back to version 5.
The last major security update of Opera had addressed security
flaws that allowed internet phishers to attack users’ systems.
Opera has an estimated 2% of the browser market according to web
analytics firms.