Opera Web Browser XML Denial Of Service Vulnerability (Linux)

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Summary
The host is installed with Opera Web Browser and is prone to XML Denial of Service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will let the attacker craft a malicious XML page and cause denial of service by persuading the user to open the malicious arbitrary page. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to Opera version 10.00 or later. For updates refer to http://www.opera.com/download
Insight
This flaw is due to improper boundary check while parsing XML documents containing an overly large number of nested elements.
Affected
Opera version 9.64 and prior on Linux.
References
Updated on 2017-03-28
Severity
Medium Severity
Classification
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