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Opera < 9.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks version number of Opera

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote host contains a web browser which is susceptible to
multiple issues.

Description :

The version of Opera installed on the remote host reportedly contains
a heap overflow vulnerability that can be triggered when processing
the DHT marker in a specially-crafted JPEG image to crash the browser
or possibly permit execution of arbitrary code on the affected host.

In addition, another flaw in Opera's createSVGTransformFromMatrix
object typecasting may lead to a browser crash or arbitrary code
execution if support for Javascript is enabled.

See also :

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=458
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=457
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456053
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456066
http://www.opera.com/support/search/supsearch.dml?index=851
http://www.opera.com/support/search/supsearch.dml?index=852

Solution :

Upgrade to Opera version 9.10 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

High / CVSS Base Score : 8.0
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:C/I:C/A:C/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 21882

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