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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200311-02">
+ <title>Opera: buffer overflows in 7.11 and 7.20</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ Buffer overflows exist in Opera 7.11 and 7.20 that can cause Opera to crash,
+ and can potentially overwrite arbitrary bytes on the heap leading to a
+ system compromise.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">Opera</product>
+ <announced>2003-11-19</announced>
+ <revised count="01">2003-11-19</revised>
+ <bug>31775</bug>
+ <access>local / remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="www-client/opera" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">7.21</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="eq">7.20</vulnerable>
+ <vulnerable range="eq">7.11</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ Opera is a multi-platform web browser.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ The Opera browser can cause a buffer allocated on the heap to overflow under
+ certain HREFs when rendering HTML. The mail system is also deemed
+ vulnerable and an attacker can send an email containing a malformed HREF, or
+ plant the malicious HREF on a web site.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="high">
+ <p>
+ Certain HREFs can cause a buffer allocated on the heap to overflow when
+ rendering HTML which can allow arbitrary bytes on the heap to be overwritten
+ which can result in a system compromise.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ There is no known workaround at this time.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ Users are encouraged to perform an 'emerge sync' and upgrade the package
+ to the latest available version. Opera 7.22 is recommended as Opera 7.21 is
+ vulnerable to other security flaws. Specific steps to upgrade:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge sync
+ # emerge -pv '&gt;=www-client/opera-7.22'
+ # emerge '&gt;=www-client/opera-7.22'
+ # emerge clean</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0870">CAN-2003-0870</uri>
+ <uri link="http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a102003-1.txt">@stake Security Advisory</uri>
+ </references>
+</glsa>