HYIP-Man: Opera JavaScript Invalid Pointer Vulnerability
Monday, August 27, 2007
Opera JavaScript Invalid Pointer Vulnerability
Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Opera, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when processing JavaScript code and can result in a virtual function call using an invalid pointer. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code by e.g. tricking a user into visiting a malicious website.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 9.23.


Solution:
Opera Software has released Opera 9.23, where this issue has been fixed.
Update to version 9.23.
http://www.opera.com/download/


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