FKIE_CVE-2007-4944

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-09-18 19:17 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity
Summary
The canvas.createPattern function in Opera 9.x before 9.22 for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris does not clear memory before using it to process a new pattern, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (memory contents) via JavaScript.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/45946
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-17.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/922/
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/922/
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/922/
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.opera.com/support/search/view/861/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/45946
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-17.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/922/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/922/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/922/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/861/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
opera opera_browser 9.0
opera opera_browser 9.0
opera opera_browser 9.0
opera opera_browser 9.01
opera opera_browser 9.02
opera opera_browser 9.10
opera opera_browser 9.12
opera opera_browser 9.20
opera opera_browser 9.20
opera opera_browser 9.21
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