Opera Web Browser up to 9.62 memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Opera Web Browser up to 9.62 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple buffer overflows in Opera before 9.63 might allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted text area, or allow (2) user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long host name in a file: URL. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2008-5178.

The bug was discovered 12/16/2008. The weakness was shared 12/19/2008 by Robert Swiecki with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is available at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5680 since 12/19/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/23/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35943 (GLSA-200903-30 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities), 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.

Upgrading to version 7.20 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47471) and Tenable (35943). The entries 45597, 45596, 45595 and 45593 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 35943
Nessus Name: GLSA-200903-30 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63614
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200903-30 (opera)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 7.20

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com
Researcher: Robert Swiecki
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5680 (🔍)
X-Force: 47471
SecurityTracker: 1021456
Vulnerability Center: 20390 - Opera before 9.63 Multiple Buffer Overflows Allow Remote Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 32864 - Opera Web Browser prior to 9.63 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34294
OSVDB: 50952 - Opera text input buffer overflow

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/23/2019 09:47
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 08/23/2019 09:47 (15)
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