Gentoo: GLSA-201209-11 Normal: Opera Multiple Exploit Threats
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September 25, 2012
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Opera, the worst of which may allow remote execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Opera. Please review the CVE identifiers and Opera Release Notes referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All Opera users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/opera-12.01.1532"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2012-4010 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4010 [ 2 ] CVE-2012-4142 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4142 [ 3 ] CVE-2012-4143 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4143 [ 4 ] CVE-2012-4144 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4144 [ 5 ] CVE-2012-4145 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4145 [ 6 ] CVE-2012-4146 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4146 [ 7 ] Opera 12.01 for UNIX changelog https://help.opera.com/en/latest/
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201209-11
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 25, 2012
Bugs: #429478, #434584
ID: 201209-11
Topics Covered
Background
Opera is a fast web browser that is available free of charge.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/opera < 12.01.1532 >= 12.01.1532
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted web
page using Opera, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code
with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to trick a user into
downloading and executing files, conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
attacks, spoof the address bar, or have other unspecified impact.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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