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Opera for Windows URL Handling Code Execution Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30937
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Release Date:
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2008-07-03
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Last Update:
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2008-08-20
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Popularity:
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7,600 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Opera 5.x
Opera 6.x
Opera 7.x
Opera 8.x
Opera 9.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-3079
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Opera, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of command line parameters received when the application is registered as a protocol handler. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into clicking a specially crafted, incorrectly encoded URL.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 9.51.
Solution:
Update to version 9.51.
http://www.opera.com/download/
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Billy Rios.
Changelog:
2008-07-09: Added CVE reference.
2008-08-20: Added additional vulnerability details to the advisory. Updated the "Original Advisory" section.
Original Advisory:
Opera:
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/951/
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/891/
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