Opera Browser 'Content-Length' Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)

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  3. Opera Browser 'Content-Length' Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)
Summary
The host is installed with Opera Web Browser and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to crash an affected browser or execute arbitrary code. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgarde to Opera version 10.53 or later. For updates refer to http://www.opera.com/browser/download/
Insight
The flaw is due to a buffer overflow error when processing malformed HTTP 'Content-Length:' headers.
Affected
Opera version 10.10 on Linux.
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
High Severity
Classification
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