Opera memory corruption

Heap corruption on HTML parsing...

Opera < 9.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Binary data 4791.prm...

Malformed bitmaps can reveal old data from random places in memory

Specially malformed bitmap images can cause Opera to render the image using a palette made up from uninitialized memory. Using canvas, the pattern can be read and analyzed by JavaScript, so an attacker can get random samples of the user's memory, which may contain data...

History Search can reveal browsing history

Certain constructs are not escaped correctly by Opera's History Search results. These can be used to inject scripts into the page, which can then be used to look through the user's browsing history, including the contents of the pages they have visited. These may contain sensitive information...

Insecure pages can show incorrect security information

When insecure pages load content from secure sites into a frame, they can cause Opera to incorrectly report the insecure site as being secure. The padlock icon will incorrectly be shown, and the security information dialog will state that the connection is secure, but without any certificate...

Malformed JPEG headers can be used to execute arbitrary code

A specially crafted JPEG header can cause Opera to crash, allowing execution of arbitrary code...

Opera security upgrade for Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD

A security issue in the Adobe Flash Player running in Opera on Linux, Solaris or FreeBSD has been found. Details about the vulnerability will be disclosed at a later date...

Feed preview can reveal contents of unrelated news feeds – Opera Security Advisories

Feed preview can reveal contents of unrelated news feeds – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Highly Severe Platforms All desktop versions Problem Description When Opera is previewing a news feed, some scripts are not correctly blocked. These scripts are able to...

History Search can reveal browsing history – Opera Security Advisories

History Search can reveal browsing history – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Extremely Severe Platforms All desktop versions Problem Description Certain constructs are not escaped correctly by Opera’s History Search results. These can be used to inject scripts in...

Newsfeed prompt can cause Opera to execute arbitrary code – Opera Security Advisories

Newsfeed prompt can cause Opera to execute arbitrary code – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Highly Severe Problem Description When Opera encounters a newsfeed source on a Web page, it prompts to add the source as a newsfeed. A script can manipulate the feed sourc...

Resized canvas patterns can cause Opera to execute arbitrary code – Opera Security Advisories

Resized canvas patterns can cause Opera to execute arbitrary code – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Moderately Severe Problem Description HTML CANVAS elements can use scaled images as patterns. With suitable scaling manipulation of the image, a script can cause...

Rich editing allows cross domain scripting – Opera Security Advisories

Rich editing allows cross domain scripting – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Problem Description Rich editing using designMode allows page contents to be edited. Pages can use this ability to inject scripts into pages from other domains. This allows cross domain scripting...

Vulnerability in createSVGTransformFromMatrix (JavaScript, SVG) – Opera Security Advisories

Vulnerability in createSVGTransformFromMatrix JavaScript, SVG – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Summary A vulnerability in createSVGTransformFromMatrix ObjectTypecasting can crash Opera. Severity Moderate Problem description Passing an incorrect object to...

The links panel can allow cross-site scripting – Opera Security Advisories

The links panel can allow cross-site scripting – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Highly Severe Problem Description The links panel shows links in all frames on the current page, including links with JavaScript URLs. When a page is held in a frame, the script is...

Feed subscription can cause the wrong page address to be displayed – Opera Security Advisories

Feed subscription can cause the wrong page address to be displayed – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Not Severe Problem Description It has been reported that when a user subscribes to a news feed using the feed subscription button, the page address can be changed...

Specially crafted addresses can execute arbitrary code

If a malicious page redirects Opera to a specially crafted address URL, it can cause Opera to crash. Given sufficient address content, the crash could cause execution of code controlled by the attacking page...

Opera security upgrade for Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD – Opera Security Advisories

Opera security upgrade for Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Summary Opera 9.20 has a highly recommended security upgrade for users of the Adobe Flash Player on Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD Severity Highly critical Problem description A security...

Insecure pages can show incorrect security information – Opera Security Advisories

Insecure pages can show incorrect security information – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Less Severe Problem Description When insecure pages load content from secure sites into a frame, they can cause Opera to incorrectly report the insecure site as being secure...

Custom shortcuts can pass the wrong parameters to applications – Opera Security Advisories

Custom shortcuts can pass the wrong parameters to applications – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Moderately Severe Problem Description Custom shortcut and menu commands can be used to activate external applications. In some cases, the parameters passed to these...

Specially crafted addresses can execute arbitrary code – Opera Security Advisories

Specially crafted addresses can execute arbitrary code – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Extremely Severe Problem Description If a malicious page redirects Opera to a specially crafted address URL, it can cause Opera to crash. Given sufficient address content, th...