Opera Web Browser up to 7.19 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.19. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-1762. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.19 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Opera before 9.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted scaled image pattern in an HTML CANVAS element, which triggers memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 04/03/2008. The weakness was published 04/12/2008 by Michal Zalewski (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1762 since 04/12/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31831 (FreeBSD : opera -- multiple vulnerabilities (ad4a00fa-0157-11dd-8bd3-001372ae3ab9)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115774 (Opera Web Browser Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 7.20 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41627), Exploit-DB (31594), Tenable (31831), SecurityFocus (BID 28585†) and OSVDB (44031†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3666 and VDB-3667. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Opera

Name

Web Browser

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.opera.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 31831
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : opera -- multiple vulnerabilities (ad4a00fa-0157-11dd-8bd3-001372ae3ab9)
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OpenVAS ID: 60839
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: opera
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 7.20

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04/03/2008 🔍
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04/05/2008 +2 days 🔍
04/11/2008 +6 days 🔍
04/12/2008 +1 days 🔍
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04/21/2008 +9 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Michal Zalewski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1762 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1762
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41935
X-Force: 41627
SecurityFocus: 28585 - Opera Web Browser 9.26 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29662
OSVDB: 44031 - Opera HTML CANVAS code execution
Vulnerability Center: 18221 - Opera <9.27 Memory Corruption via Crafted Scaled Image Pattern, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1084

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 05/31/2025 22:41
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (75), 08/08/2019 17:29 (8), 12/24/2024 01:27 (19), 05/31/2025 22:41 (2)
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