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Opera 9.02 released

Opera 9.02 released

Robert Vamosi Former Editor
As CNET's former resident security expert, Robert Vamosi has been interviewed on the BBC, CNN, MSNBC, and other outlets to share his knowledge about the latest online threats and to offer advice on personal and corporate security.
Robert Vamosi
Two days after researchers at iDefense, a security vendor, found a serious buffer overflow error within the Opera 9.01 browser, Opera has released a security update, Opera 9.02. The vulnerability, , results from a boundary error when processing overly long URLs. Successful exploitation could lead to remote code execution on vulnerable systems. You can download version 9.02 from CNET Download.com or click the Help toolbar option, then click Check For Updates within the drop-down menu to update a currently running version of the browser.