Opera Web Browser 9 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Opera Web Browser 9. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-3945. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Opera Web Browser 9 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The CSS functionality in Opera 9 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the background property of a DHTML element to a long http or https URL, which triggers memory corruption.

The weakness was presented 07/25/2006 by H.D. Moore (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at browserfun.blogspot.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3945 since 07/31/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

The exploit is available at metasploit.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

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 (27977) and OSVDB (27374†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

07/22/2006 🔍
07/25/2006 +2 days 🔍
07/31/2006 +6 days 🔍
07/31/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3146 days 🔍
03/26/2019 +1475 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: browserfun.blogspot.com
Researcher: H.D. Moore
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3945 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3945
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31583
X-Force: 27977
OSVDB: 27374 - Opera CSS Background Property HTTPS Memory Corruption
Vupen: ADV-2006-2987

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 03/26/2019 15:10
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (48), 03/26/2019 15:10 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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