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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200701-08] Opera: Two remote code execution vulnerabilities Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200701-08] Opera: Two remote code execution vulnerabilities |
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Opera: Two remote code execution vulnerabilities Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200701-08 (Opera: Two remote code execution vulnerabilities) Christoph Deal discovered that JPEG files with a specially crafted DHT marker can be exploited to cause a heap overflow. Furthermore, an anonymous person discovered that Opera does not correctly handle objects passed to the "createSVGTransformFromMatrix()" function. Impact A possible hacker could potentially exploit the vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running Opera by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted JPEG file or a website containing malicious JavaScript code. Workaround The vendor recommends disabling JavaScript to avoid the "createSVGTransformFromMatrix" vulnerability. There is no known workaround for the other vulnerability. References: http://www.opera.com/support/search/supsearch.dml?index=851 http://www.opera.com/support/search/supsearch.dml?index=852 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0126 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0127 Solution: All Opera users should update to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/opera-9.10" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2007 Michel Arboi |
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