Opera Web Browser up to 8.54 JPEG Image denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Opera Web Browser. Impacted is an unknown function of the component JPEG Image Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-3198. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component JPEG Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in Opera 8.54 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JPEG image with large height and width values, which causes less memory to be allocated than intended.

The weakness was disclosed 06/23/2006 by Chris Ries with VigilantMinds (Website). The advisory is shared at vigilantminds.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-3198 since 06/23/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21786 (Opera < 9.00 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165136 (SUSE Security Update for Opera (SUSE-SA:2006:038)).

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 (27318), Tenable (21786), SecurityFocus (BID 18594†), OSVDB (26787†) and Secunia (SA20897†). The entry VDB-31113 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21786
Nessus Name: Opera < 9.00 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 57000
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: vigilantminds.com
Researcher: Chris Ries
Organization: VigilantMinds
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2337
X-Force: 27318 - Opera JPEG processing buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 18594 - Opera Web Browser JPEG Image Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 20897 - SUSE update for Opera, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 26787 - Opera JPEG Processing Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1016362 - Opera Integer Overflow in Processing JPEG Images Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 12162 - Opera Integer Overflow via JPEG Image, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-2491

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2006 11:02
Updated: 03/13/2021 08:39
Changes: 06/27/2006 11:02 (87), 04/22/2019 10:51 (11), 03/13/2021 08:39 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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