Mozilla Takes Aim at Opera Security
Opera Software may well be putting its browser users at risk by not properly disclosing security vulnerabilities to vulnerable users.
At least that's the allegation made by Mozilla Corp.'s Asa Dotzler. According to the security research firm that discovered the recent Opera vulnerabilities, Opera's security disclosure practices are no better (or worse) than most vendors'.
Dotzler alleges that Opera downplays the severity of its security announcements, which come weeks after a new product release.
"Now, let me make this clear up front. I am not claiming that they should be releasing the explicit details of their fixes or specific information about how to exploit the unfixed versions of the browser," Dotzler blogged.
"But not telling the user that an update is a critical security update and that the unfixed versions of the browser are vulnerable to remote attack is just wrong."
Opera software did not respond to requests for comment from internetnews.com by press time.
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