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Gentoo: GLSA 201406-14 Normal: Opera Remote Code Execution Advisory

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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 referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo remote execution multiple issues web browser normal severity opera

Resolution

All Opera users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/opera-12.13_p1734"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2012-6461 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6461 [ 2 ] CVE-2012-6462 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6462 [ 3 ] CVE-2012-6463 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6463 [ 4 ] CVE-2012-6464 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6464 [ 5 ] CVE-2012-6465 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6465 [ 6 ] CVE-2012-6466 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6466 [ 7 ] CVE-2012-6467 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6467 [ 8 ] CVE-2012-6468 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6468 [ 9 ] CVE-2012-6469 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6469 [ 10 ] CVE-2012-6470 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6470 [ 11 ] CVE-2012-6471 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6471 [ 12 ] CVE-2012-6472 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6472 [ 13 ] CVE-2013-1618 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvena...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-14
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 15, 2014
Bugs: #442044, #444040, #446096, #454654
ID: 201406-14

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo remote execution multiple issues web browser normal severity opera

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Opera, the worst of which may allow remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Opera is a fast web browser that is available free of charge.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/opera < 12.13_p1734 >= 12.13_p1734

Impact

===== 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 obtain sensitive information, conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, or bypass security restrictions. A local attacker may be able to obtain sensitive information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.