---------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you need accurate and reliable IDS / IPS / AV detection rules? Get in-depth vulnerability details: http://secunia.com/binary_analysis/sample_analysis/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Opera "file://" URI Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA32752 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/32752/ CRITICAL: Not critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Opera 9.x http://secunia.com/advisories/product/10615/ DESCRIPTION: send9 has discovered a vulnerability in Opera, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the processing of "file://" URIs. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by e.g. redirecting the browser to an overly long "file://" URI. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code, but requires that the user is tricked into opening a malicious HTML file placed on the affected system. The vulnerability is confirmed in version 9.62 for Windows. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Do not open untrusted HTML files using Opera. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: send9 ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://milw0rm.com/exploits/7135 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------