GLSA 201209-11: Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:normal
Title:Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:09/25/2012
Bugs: #429478, #434584
ID:201209-11

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Opera, the worst of which may allow remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Opera is a fast web browser that is available free of charge.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
www-client/opera < 12.01.1532 >= 12.01.1532 All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Opera. Please review the CVE identifiers and Opera Release Notes referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted web page using Opera, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to trick a user into downloading and executing files, conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, spoof the address bar, or have other unspecified impact.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Opera users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/opera-12.01.1532"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-11.xml

Concerns?

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License

Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

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