Opera Web Browser up to 9.10 data URI unknown vulnerability

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A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component data URI Handler. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Opera 7.54 and earlier does not properly validate base64 encoded binary data in a data: (RFC 2397) URL, which causes the URL to be obscured in a download dialog, which may allow remote attackers to trick users into executing arbitrary code.

The weakness was presented 01/12/2005 by Michael Holzt with Opera (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0456 since 02/17/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18865 (FreeBSD : opera -- 'data:' URI handler spoofing vulnerability (20c9bb14-81e6-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at opera.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18867), Tenable (18865), SecurityFocus (BID 12550†), OSVDB (12867†) and Secunia (SA13818†). See VDB-1050 for similar entry.

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 18865
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : opera -- 'data:' URI handler spoofing vulnerability (20c9bb14-81e6-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)
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OpenVAS ID: 52183
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: opera, opera-devel, linux-opera
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Patch: opera.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Michael Holzt
Organization: Opera
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0456 (🔍)
X-Force: 18867 - Opera data: URI dialog spoofing, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 12550 - Opera Web Browser Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13818 - Opera "data:" URI Handler Spoofing Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 12867 - Opera data: URI Handler Application Spoofing
Vulnerability Center: 8668 - Opera <= 7.54 Allows Obscuration of URL in a Download Dialog, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2005 14:40
Updated: 03/10/2021 13:26
Changes: 01/17/2005 14:40 (92), 04/22/2019 10:51 (5), 03/10/2021 13:26 (2)
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