Opera Web Browser access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Opera Web Browser. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3172. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Opera Web Browser (Web Browser) (version unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Opera allows web sites to set cookies for country-specific top-level domains that have DNS A records, such as co.tv, which could allow remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user s HTTP session, aka "Cross-Site Cooking."

The weakness was shared 07/14/2008 as Bug 252342 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-3172 since 07/14/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 04/22/2019). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 vulnerability database at X-Force (43951). The entry VDB-22589 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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03/17/2015 +2437 days 🔍
04/22/2019 +1497 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: Bug 252342
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-3172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43204
X-Force: 43951 - Opera cookie session hijacking

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 04/22/2019 10:47
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (49), 04/22/2019 10:47 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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