openSUSE 10 Security Update : opera (opera-2181)

This update fixes the RSA signature checking problem found in openssl in the Opera webbrowser which is statically linked against openssl. CVE-2006-4339 A URL tag parsing heap overflow in Opera could be used to potentially execute code. CVE-2006-4819 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security,...

iDefense Security Advisory 10.17.06: Opera Software Opera Web Browser URL Parsing Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Opera Software Opera Web Browser URL Parsing Heap Overflow Vulnerability iDefense Security Advisory 10.17.06 http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/ Oct 17, 2006 I. BACKGROUND Opera is a cross-platform web browser. More information is available from http://www.opera.com/ II...

CVE-2006-4819

CVE-2006-4819 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 9.0 and 9.01 caused by parsing a URL within a tag. The overflow can allow remote code execution when a user visits a malicious page containing a specially crafted long URL in a tag (e.g., long link address). Public sources cite that Op...