Gentoo: GLSA-200712-22: Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200712-22 https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal Title: Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: December 30, 2007 Bugs: #202770 ID: 200712-22
Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Opera, allowing for the execution of arbitrary code and cross domain scripting.
Background ========= Opera is a fast Web browser that is available free of charge.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/opera < 9.25 >= 9.25
========== David Bloom reported two vulnerabilities where plug-ins (CVE-2007-6520) and Rich text editing (CVE-2007-6522) could be used to allow cross domain scripting. Alexander Klink (Cynops GmbH) discovered an issue with TLS certificates (CVE-2007-6521). Gynvael Coldwind reported that bitmaps might reveal random data from memory (CVE-2007-6524).
Impact ===== A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilites, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code and cross domain scripting.
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-9.25"
References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2007-6520 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6520 [ 2 ] CVE-2007-6521 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6521 [ 3 ] CVE-2007-6522 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6522 [ 4 ] CVE-2007-6524 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6524
Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200712-22
Concerns? ======== Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/.
License ====== Copyright 2007 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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