Download Opera 7.54

Opera has version 7.54 of its browser of the same name ready for you. Opera recommends installing this version as it fixes the URL spoofing bug that plagued so many other browsers. For the Windows platform, a version without Java (3.4MB) and one with (16.2MB) is available as usual. Users running Solaris Sparc, QNX, OS/2, MacOS, Linux, FreeBSD or BeOS can download from this one page to find a download. Opera is free to use, but then an advertisement is shown, hence the Spy/adware license type. Finally, here’s the full changelog for release 7.54:

Changes since 7.53:

Security

• Denied write-access to properties on objects from scripts that fail a standard origin check, in order to block potential access by attackers to user’s computer. Fixes critical vulnerability reported in GreyMagic Security Advisory GM#008-OP.
• Fixed security issue regarding spoofing of the addressfield by loading other page contents while keeping the URL, reported in Secunia Advisory SA12162.
• Blocked access to file:/ URLs from documents that are not themselves loaded from file:/ URLs.

miscellaneous

• Fixed problem with canceling connections/downloads.
• Cache size limitation improved.