Opera Web Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability

BID:56788

Info

Opera Web Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 56788
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2012-6470
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 03 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 16 2014 08:13AM
Credit: coolkaveh
Vulnerable: Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Opera Web Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Opera Web Browser is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability.

An attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions.

Opera Web Browser 12.11 is affected; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Opera Web Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability

The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof of concept. It is available at the following location:

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23107/

Solution / Fix

Opera Web Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Opera Web Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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