GLSA-201406-14 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 76065

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201406-14 (Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Opera. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted web page using Opera, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to obtain sensitive information, conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, or bypass security restrictions.
A local attacker may be able to obtain sensitive information.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Opera users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/opera-12.13_p1734'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-14

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 76065

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201406-14.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 6/16/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:opera, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/15/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-6461, CVE-2012-6462, CVE-2012-6463, CVE-2012-6464, CVE-2012-6465, CVE-2012-6466, CVE-2012-6467, CVE-2012-6468, CVE-2012-6469, CVE-2012-6470, CVE-2012-6471, CVE-2012-6472, CVE-2013-1618, CVE-2013-1637, CVE-2013-1638, CVE-2013-1639

BID: 56407, 56594, 56788, 56980, 56984, 57120, 57121, 57132, 57633, 57773

GLSA: 201406-14