Advisory: Very large link addresses can cause Opera to crash

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.

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