Patched: Opera Nested SVG Content Processing Code Execution Vulnerability

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The following has been copied/pasted from http://secunia.com/advisories/46375/ : Description Jose A. Vazquez has discovered a [highly critical, 0-day exploit] vulnerability in Opera, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing SVG content nested within a frameset and can be exploited via a specially crafted web page.Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.This may be related to:SA44611The vulnerability is confirmed in version 11.51 Build 1087. Other versions may also be affected. SolutionDo not browse untrusted sites or follow untrusted links.  Update to version 11.52. Original Advisoryhttp://spa-s3c.blogspot.com/2011/10/spas3c-sv-006opera-browser-101112-0-day.html

ky331 · Answer

FIX, by updating to version 11.52

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