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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.