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Opera URL Processing Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability (Linux)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

10.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

11 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

The host is installed with Opera and is prone to code execution vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is due to improper allocation of memory for URL strings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted string.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Opera version prior to 11.64 on Linux

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to Opera version 11.64 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)