Opera Web Browser up to 9.1 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Opera Web Browser up to 9.1. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-6523. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Opera Web Browser up to 9.1 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Opera 9.50 beta and 9.x before 9.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted bitmap (BMP) file that triggers a large number of calculations and checks.

The bug was discovered 12/05/2007. The weakness was released 12/24/2007 by Gynvael Coldwind (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-6523 since 12/24/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29742 (Opera < 9.25 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165035 (SUSE Security Update for Opera (SUSE-SA:2008:001)).

Upgrading to version 9.02 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38863), Tenable (29742), SecurityFocus (BID 26721†), OSVDB (42692†) and Secunia (SA28314†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-40232, VDB-40230, VDB-40229 and VDB-40228. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 29742
Nessus Name: Opera < 9.25 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 850004
OpenVAS Name: SurgeMail SurgeWeb Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 9.02

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Gynvael Coldwind
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-6523 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6523
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40231
X-Force: 38863
SecurityFocus: 26721 - Opera Web Browser Bitmap File RLE Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 28314
OSVDB: 42692 - CVE-2007-6523 - Opera Software - Opera - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17295 - Opera 9 - 9.24 and 9.50 Beta Algorithmic Complexity Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-4261

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/02/2019 18:58
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (74), 08/02/2019 18:58 (6)
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