Opera Web Browser up to 8.01 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser up to 8.01. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2407. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser up to 8.01 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A design error in Opera 8.01 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by overlaying a malicious new window above a file download dialog box, then tricking the user into double-clicking on the "Run" button, aka "link hijacking".

The bug was discovered 06/26/2005. The weakness was released 08/01/2005 by Jakob Balle with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at opera.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2407 since 07/28/2005. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 33 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23693), Tenable (19312), SecurityFocus (BID 15835†), OSVDB (21765†) and Secunia (SA15781†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1659 and VDB-1663. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/28/2005 +32 days 🔍
07/29/2005 +1 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3212 days 🔍
06/19/2019 +1561 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: opera.com
Researcher: Jakob Balle
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2407 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2407
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25891
X-Force: 23693
SecurityFocus: 15835 - Opera Web Browser Download Dialog Manipulation File Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 15781
OSVDB: 21765 - Opera Suppressed Download Dialog File Execution
SecurityTracker: 1015353
Vulnerability Center: 11622 - Opera WebBrowser Link Hijacking via File Download Dialog Box, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-1251

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/19/2019 09:38
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (68), 06/19/2019 09:38 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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