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Opera Browser Arbitrary File Placement Security Issue
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10196
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Release Date:
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2003-11-12
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Opera 7.x
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Description:
A security issue has been identified in the Opera browser, which can be exploited by malicious people to place arbitrary files on a user's system in certain known locations.
The problem is that use of certain Opera specific MIME types (eg. "application/x-opera-skin") can be exploited to place an arbitrary file with an arbitrary extension in certain folders.
NOTE: This issue alone does not allow for the file to be executed automatically.
An input validation error in the "opera:" URI handler has also been reported, which can be exploited to open files in arbitrary locations on a user's system via directory traversal attacks. This file has to be a type supported by Opera (eg. ".html" and ".txt" files).
Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, using the Network Software Inspector.
Solution:
Update to version 7.22.
http://www.opera.com/download/
Provided and/or discovered by:
S. G. Masood
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