Advisory: Very large link addresses can cause Opera to crash
Platform: All desktop versions
Summary: Very large link addresses can cause Opera to crash.
Severity: Moderate
Problem description
An extremely long link address can cause Opera to crash. A specially crafted long link could cause malicious code to be run on the user's computer.
Opera's response
Release 9.02 is not affected by this, and Opera Software recommends users with earlier versions to upgrade.
Credits
Thanks to iDefense Labs for notifying us.
Last edited: 2006-10-17; Category: Security advisories; Keywords: ; Index: 848
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