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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200712-22
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Severity: Normal
Title: Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 30, 2007
Bugs: #202770
ID: 200712-22
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Opera, allowing for the
execution of arbitrary code and cross domain scripting.
Background
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Opera is a fast Web browser that is available free of charge.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/opera < 9.25 >= 9.25
Description
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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
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A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilites, possibly leading
to the execution of arbitrary code and cross domain scripting.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Opera users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/opera-9.25"
References
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[ 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
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-22.xml
Concerns?
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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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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