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TITLE:
Opera JPEG Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20787

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Opera 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/4932/

DESCRIPTION:
VigilantMinds has reported a vulnerability in Opera browser, which
can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an integer overflow when
processing JPEG images. This can be exploited to cause a buffer
overflow via a specially crafted JPEG image.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 8.54. Prior versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Upgrade to version 9.0.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Chris Ries, VigilantMinds.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
VigilantMinds:
http://www.vigilantminds.com/advi_detail.php?id=45

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