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Gentoo GLSA 200512-10 Normal: Opera Command-Line URL Injection Risk

Lack of URL validation in Opera command-line wrapper could be abused to execute arbitrary commands.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200512-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Opera: Command-line URL shell command injection Date: December 18, 2005 Bugs: #113239 ID: 200512-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= Lack of URL validation in Opera command-line wrapper could be abused to execute arbitrary commands. Background ========= Opera is a multi-platform web browser. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/opera < 8.51 > = 8.51 Description ========== Peter Zelezny discovered that the shell script used to launch Opera parses shell commands that are enclosed within backticks in the URL provided via the command line. Impact ===== A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to follow a specially crafted URL from a tool that uses Opera to open URLs, resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands on the targeted machine. 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-8.51" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2005-3750 [ 2 ] Opera 8.51 Changelog https://help.opera.com/en/latest/ Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available forviewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200512-10 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/. License ====== Copyright 2005 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. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ . The Gentoo Linux security team warns of a critical command injection vulnerability in Opera, urging users to update to patched versions immediately for safety. Opera Command Injection,Gentoo Security,URL Execution Risk. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 18, 2005 Gentoo