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Opera Browser Frameset Constructs Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 19 May 2011 10:18 Release Date: 19 May 2011 5763 Views

RISK: High Risk

TYPE: Clients - Browsers

TYPE: Browsers

A vulnerability has been identified in Opera, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a memory corruption error when handling certain frameset constructs while the page is unloaded, which could be exploited to crash an affected browser or execute arbitrary code by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted web page.


Impact

  • Remote Code Execution

System / Technologies affected

  • Opera versions prior to 11.11

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.


Vulnerability Identifier

  • No CVE information is available

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