Opera Web Browser up to 7.54 authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Opera Web Browser up to 7.54. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-1490. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.54 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Opera 7.54 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof file types in the download dialog via dots and non-breaking spaces (ASCII character code 160) in the (1) Content-Disposition or (2) Content-Type headers.

The bug was discovered 12/10/2004. The weakness was published 12/31/2004 by Andreas Sandblad (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1490 since 02/17/2005. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14346 (Opera < 7.54 Download File Type Dialog Spoofing), 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18423), Tenable (14346), SecurityFocus (BID 11883†), OSVDB (12291†) and Secunia (SA12981†). Similar entry is available at VDB-22774. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Web Browser

Vendor

• Opera

Name

• Web Browser

Version

• 7.0
• 7.1
• 7.2
• 7.3
• 7.4
• 7.5
• 7.6
• 7.7
• 7.8
• 7.9
• 7.10
• 7.11
• 7.12
• 7.13
• 7.14
• 7.15
• 7.16
• 7.17
• 7.18
• 7.19
• 7.20
• 7.21
• 7.22
• 7.23
• 7.24
• 7.25
• 7.26
• 7.27
• 7.28
• 7.29
• 7.30
• 7.31
• 7.32
• 7.33
• 7.34
• 7.35
• 7.36
• 7.37
• 7.38
• 7.39
• 7.40
• 7.41
• 7.42
• 7.43
• 7.44
• 7.45
• 7.46
• 7.47
• 7.48
• 7.49
• 7.50
• 7.51
• 7.52
• 7.53
• 7.54

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.opera.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14346
Nessus Name: Opera < 7.54 Download File Type Dialog Spoofing
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OpenVAS ID: 54849
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200502-17 (Opera)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/17/2004 🔍
08/23/2004 +6 days 🔍
09/02/2004 +10 days 🔍
12/10/2004 +99 days 🔍
12/11/2004 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +20 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
02/17/2005 +48 days 🔍
02/27/2015 +3662 days 🔍
06/05/2019 +1559 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Andreas Sandblad
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2004-1490 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1490
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22775
X-Force: 18423
SecurityFocus: 11883 - Opera Web Browser Download Dialogue Box File Name Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 12981
OSVDB: 12291 - Opera Web Browser - Download Dialogue Box File Name Spoofing Issue
Vulnerability Center: 5261 - Opera <= 7.53 Allows Obtaining Sensitive Information via IFRAME, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2015 15:55
Updated: 06/05/2019 09:17
Changes: 02/27/2015 15:55 (70), 06/05/2019 09:17 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:D48:103

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