Opera Web Browser 8.01 Download Content-Disposition Arial Unicode MS File Name authentication spoofing

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Opera Web Browser 8.01 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown function of the component Download Content-Disposition Handler. The manipulation as part of a Arial Unicode MS File Name leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Opera 8.01, when the "Arial Unicode MS" font (ARIALUNI.TTF) is installed, does not properly handle extended ASCII characters in the file download dialog box, which allows remote attackers to spoof file extensions and possibly trick users into executing arbitrary code.

The weakness was shared 07/28/2005 by Andreas Sandblad with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2405 since 07/28/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19312 (Opera < 8.02 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at opera.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21784), Tenable (19312), SecurityFocus (BID 14402†), OSVDB (18468†) and Secunia (SA15870†).

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 19312
Nessus Name: Opera < 8.02 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 54467
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-opera, opera-devel, opera
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: opera.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Andreas Sandblad
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2405 (🔍)
X-Force: 21784 - Opera Content-Disposition extension spoofing, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 14402 - Opera Web Browser Content-Disposition Header Download Dialog File Extension Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 15870 - Opera Download Dialog Spoofing and "setRequestHeader()" Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 18468 - Opera Extended ASCII Codes Processing Download Dialog File Extension Spoofing
SecurityTracker: 1014592 - Opera Error in Processing Extended ASCII Codes Lets Remote Users Spoof File Extensions in the Download Dialog Box
Vulnerability Center: 8795 - Opera Web Browser Cross-Domain and File Extension Spoofing Attacks, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-1251

Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2005 12:45 PM
Updated: 03/11/2021 07:47 PM
Changes: 08/02/2005 12:45 PM (93), 04/22/2019 10:51 AM (7), 03/11/2021 07:47 PM (3)
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