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Opera Resource Detection

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the version of Opera.exe

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The version of Opera on the remote host contains a flaw that permits an
attacker to acertain the existence of files and directories on the
remote host.

To exploit this flaw, a possible hacker would need to set up a rogue website
and lure a user of the remote host into visiting it with Opera.

Solution : Install Opera 7.54 or newer.
Network Security Threat Level: Low

Networks Security ID: 10961, 11883

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