Download Opera 12.13 build 1734

A third update for version 12.10 of Opera has been released. This web browser is available for all major computing platforms and for a variety of mobile operating systems. In version 12.10, the browser has become faster, support for the latest versions of Windows and OS X has been added and the program looks better on screens with a very high resolution. In version 12.13, the following improvements have also been made:

General and User Interface

• Fixed an issue where Opera gets internal communication errors on Facebook
• Fixed an issue where no webpages load on startup, if Opera is disconnected from the Internet
• Fixed an issue where images will not load after back navigation, when a site uses the HTML5 history API (deviantart.com)
• Linux and Windows: A new stand-alone update-checker, as part of a planned upgrade of the auto-update system
• Windows: Improved protection against hijacking of the default search, including a one-time reset

Security

• Fixed an issue where DOM events manipulation might be used to execute arbitrary code, as reported by Arthur Gerkis; see our advisory
• Fixed an issue where use of SVG clipPaths could allow execution of arbitrary code, as reported by anonymous via the iSIGHT Partners GVP Program; see our advisory
• Fixed a low severity security issue; details will be disclosed at a later date
• Fixed an issue where CORS requests could omit the preflight request, as reported by webpentest; see our advisory