opera buffer overflows [LWN.net]

Package(s):

opera

CVE #(s):

CAN-2003-0870

Created:

November 20, 2003

Updated:

November 24, 2003

Description:

The Opera browser can cause a buffer allocated on the heap to overflow under certain HREFs when rendering HTML. The mail system is also deemed vulnerable and an attacker can send an email containing a malformed HREF, or plant the malicious HREF on a web site. Please see this advisory for further details. These vulnerabilities are fixed in Opera 7.22.

Alerts:

Gentoo

200311-02

2003-11-19

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opera buffer overflows

Posted Nov 26, 2003 15:16 UTC (Wed) by freethinker (guest, #4397) [Link]

However, 7.22 has its own problems. See http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/723/.