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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Opera Web Browser up to 8.50 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument line
with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Opera before 8.51 on Linux and Unix systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters (backticks) in a URL that another product provides in a command line argument when launching Opera.
The bug was discovered 09/22/2005. The weakness was disclosed 11/22/2005 by Jakob Balle with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3750 since 11/22/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 61 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20330 (GLSA-200512-10 : Opera: Command-line URL shell command injection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115312 (Opera Command Line URL Shell Command Injection).
Upgrading to version 8.51 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (20330).
Product
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Version
- 8.0
- 8.1
- 8.2
- 8.3
- 8.4
- 8.5
- 8.6
- 8.7
- 8.8
- 8.9
- 8.10
- 8.11
- 8.12
- 8.13
- 8.14
- 8.15
- 8.16
- 8.17
- 8.18
- 8.19
- 8.20
- 8.21
- 8.22
- 8.23
- 8.24
- 8.25
- 8.26
- 8.27
- 8.28
- 8.29
- 8.30
- 8.31
- 8.32
- 8.33
- 8.34
- 8.35
- 8.36
- 8.37
- 8.38
- 8.39
- 8.40
- 8.41
- 8.42
- 8.43
- 8.44
- 8.45
- 8.46
- 8.47
- 8.48
- 8.49
- 8.50
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 20330
Nessus Name: GLSA-200512-10 : Opera: Command-line URL shell command injection
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OpenVAS ID: 55939
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-opera, opera-devel, opera
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Web Browser 8.51
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Sources
Vendor: opera.comAdvisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Jakob Balle
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3750 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1015253
Vulnerability Center: 9742 - Opera <8.51 Code Execution via Shell Metacharacters in Command Line Argument, Medium
SecurityFocus: 15521 - Opera Web Browser Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 16907 - Opera Command Line URL Shell Command Injection, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 21003 - Opera Command Line URL Shell Command Injection
Vupen: ADV-2005-2519
Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 23:39Updated: 06/11/2019 18:17
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (83), 06/11/2019 18:17 (9)
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