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Critical security hole in current version of Opera
From http://h-online.com/-1362504
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As far as I can figure out from the metasploit module, this only works if DEP is disabled.
http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/pr...r/opera_svg.rb Quote:
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Ha!
"Manipulating fonts in SVG can allow execution of arbitrary code" advisory
Opera 11.52 changelog (UNIX)
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Yeah. This isn't Internet Explorer where it takes months and years to fix exploits.
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Yes, the release of the exploit probably forced their hand - as was hinted at in the Beta testing forum - and they reacted quickly. Their development is light years beyond Microsoft's.
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