Opera Web Browser up to 7.19 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.19. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-3078. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.19 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Opera before 9.51 does not properly manage memory within functions supporting the CANVAS element, which allows remote attackers to read uninitialized memory contents by using JavaScript to read a canvas image.

The bug was discovered 07/02/2008. The weakness was presented 07/08/2008 by Billy Rios (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3078 since 07/08/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 T1592 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33574 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : opera (opera-5468)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115875 (Opera Web Browser Remote Code Execution and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 7.20 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43575), Tenable (33574), SecurityFocus (BID 30068†), OSVDB (46695†) and Secunia (SA30935†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33574
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : opera (opera-5468)
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OpenVAS ID: 900001
OpenVAS Name: Opera for Windows Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerabilities July-08
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 7.20

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Billy Rios
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43113
X-Force: 43575
SecurityFocus: 30068 - Opera Web Browser Remote Code Execution and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30935
OSVDB: 46695 - CVE-2008-3078 - Opera Software - Opera - Information Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 18743 - Opera Web Browser Vulnerability Allows Code Execution or Information Disclosure via a Malformed HTML, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-1997

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 05/26/2025 23:15
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (68), 08/12/2019 21:11 (14), 05/26/2025 23:15 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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