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TITLE:
Opera JavaScript Invalid Pointer Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26477

VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/26477/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Opera 9.x
https://secunia.com/product/10615/

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:
Update to version 9.23.
https://www.opera.com/download/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://www.opera.com/support/search/view/865/

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