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Gentoo: GLSA-200708-17 Normal: Opera Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey August 23, 2007
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The Opera browser contains multiple weaknesses that might allow for untrusted code execution. Ensure you upgrade to the newest release for enhanced protection.
Opera contain several vulnerabilities, some of which may allow the execution of arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200708-17 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: August 22, 2007 Bugs: #185497, #188987 ID: 200708-17

Synopsis ======= Opera contain several vulnerabilities, some of which may allow the execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= Opera is a multi-platform web browser.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/opera < 9.23 >= 9.23
========== An error known as "a virtual function call on an invalid pointer" has been discovered in the JavaScript engine (CVE-2007-4367). Furthermore, iDefense Labs reported that an already-freed pointer may be stil...

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