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...

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...

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...

Sites can change framed content on other sites

Scripts are able to change the addresses of framed pages that come from the same site. Due to a flaw in the way that Opera checks what frames can be changed, a site can change the address of frames on other sites inside any window that it has opened. This allows sites to open pages from other...

Opera Web Browser 9.51 DoS Vulnerability - Windows

Opera Web Browser is prone to a denial of service DoS vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Opera < 9.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Binary data 4791.prm...

Vulnerability in createSVGTransformFromMatrix (JavaScript, SVG)

Passing an incorrect object to createSVGTransformFromMatrixcan crash Opera and enable arbitrary code execution. Users who have disabled JavaScript are not affected...

Startup crash can allow execution of arbitrary code – Opera Security Advisories

Startup crash can allow execution of arbitrary code – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Extremely Severe Problem Description When Opera is registered as a handler for a given protocol, it can be started by external applications. In some cases, being started in this...

Sites can change framed content on other sites – Opera Security Advisories

Sites can change framed content on other sites – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Highly Severe Problem Description Scripts are able to change the addresses of framed pages that come from the same site. Due to a flaw in the way that Opera checks what frames can be...

Registering Opera as a protocol handler can allow it to be used to execute arbitrary code – Opera Security Advisories

Registering Opera as a protocol handler can allow it to be used to execute arbitrary code – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Extremely Severe Problem Description When an application attempts to access a URL that uses a protocol that it does not understand, it may...

Malformed JPEG headers can be used to execute arbitrary code – Opera Security Advisories

Malformed JPEG headers can be used to execute arbitrary code – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Extremely Severe Problem Description A specially crafted JPEG header can cause Opera to crash, allowing execution of arbitrary code. Opera’s Response Opera Software has...

canvas functions can reveal data from random places in memory – Opera Security Advisories

canvas functions can reveal data from random places in memory – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Moderately severe Problem description There is a flaw in the way that certain canvas functions are handled, that can cause the canvas to be painted with very small...

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...

Simulated text inputs can trick users into uploading arbitrary files – Opera Security Advisories

Simulated text inputs can trick users into uploading arbitrary files – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity: Moderately Severe Problem Description When a user types into a file input, scripts can cause some of the keystrokes to be ignored. If the script can convince t...

Character Encoding Inheritance in iframes Can Enable Cross-Site Scripting – Opera Security Advisories

Character Encoding Inheritance in iframes Can Enable Cross-Site Scripting – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Moderate Problem description Pages displayed inside an iframe will inherit the character encodingof the parent page, unless they specify their own characte...

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...

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...

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...

Fast Forward can allow cross-site scripting – Opera Security Advisories

Fast Forward can allow cross-site scripting – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | December 16, 2008 Severity Highly Severe Platforms All desktop versions Problem Description If a link that uses a JavaScript URL triggers Opera’s Fast Forward feature, when the user activates Fast Forward, the...