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opera buffer overflows

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/.

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