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Gentoo: GLSA-200811-01 Normal: Opera Code Execution Threats

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Calendar Grey November 3, 2008
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Uncover vital concerns and remedies regarding various Opera weaknesses impacting Gentoo Linux in this notification.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Opera, allowing for the execution of arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200811-01 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: November 03, 2008 Bugs: #235298, #240500, #243060, #244980 ID: 200811-01

Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Opera, allowing for the execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= Opera is a fast web browser that is available free of charge.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/opera < 9.62 >= 9.62
========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Opera:
* Opera does not restrict the ability of a framed web page to change the address associated with a...

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