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TITLE:
Opera Filename Disclosure Weakness and Security Bypass Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA47686

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-01-24

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DESCRIPTION:
A weakness and a vulnerability have been reported in Opera, which can
be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive
information and bypass certain security restrictions.

1) An error due to different JavaScript events being fired when
certain HTML elements are containing references to local files can be
exploited to disclose the presence of local files.

2) An error related to framed content can be exploited to bypass the
same-origin policy.

The weakness and vulnerability are reported in version 11.60. Prior
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 11.61.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
1) Reported by the vendor
2) The vendor credits Michal Zalewski

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Opera:
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1161/
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1007/
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1008/

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