TITLE:
Opera JPEG Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20787
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.c
om/advisories/20787/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
From remote
SOFTWARE:
Opera 8.x
http://secunia.com/p
roduct/4932/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability in Opera browser, which can be exploited by
malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an integer overflow when
processing JPEG images. This can be exploited to cause a
buffer
overflow via a specially crafted JPEG image.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 8.54. Prior
versions may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Upgrade to version 9.0.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
VigilantMinds:
ht
tp://www.vigilantminds.com/advi_detail.php?id=45
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