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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 >> SuSE Local Security Checks >> SUSE-SA:2005:057: opera Vulnerability Assessment Details
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SUSE-SA:2005:057: opera |
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Check for the version of the opera package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2005:057 (opera). This update upgrades the Opera web browser to the 8.50 release. Besides the changes in 8.50 that are listed in http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/850/ following security problems were fixed: 1. Attached files are opened without any warnings directly from the user's cache directory. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary Javascript in context of 'file://'. 2. Normally, filename extensions are acertaind by the 'Content-Type' in Opera Mail. However, by appending an additional '.' to the end of a filename, an HTML file could be spoofed to be e.g. 'image.jpg.'. These two vulnerabilities combined may be exploited to conduct script insertion attacks if the user chooses to view an attachment named e.g. 'image.jpg.' e.g. resulting in disclosure of local files. Solution : http://www.suse.de/security/advisories/2005_57_opera.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security |
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