Opera Web Browser prior 8.0 Protocol memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Opera Web Browser. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Protocol Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-4293. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Protocol Handler. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 9.52 on Windows, when registered as a protocol handler, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors in which Opera is launched by other applications.

The bug was discovered 08/20/2008. The weakness was published 09/27/2008 by Michael A. Puls II (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4293 since 09/26/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33949 (Opera < 9.52 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.

Upgrading to version 8.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44547), Tenable (33949), SecurityFocus (BID 30768†), OSVDB (47693†) and Secunia (SA31549†). Similar entries are available at VDB-44223, VDB-44222, VDB-44221 and VDB-44220. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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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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Nessus ID: 33949
Nessus Name: Opera < 9.52 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 8.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Michael A. Puls II
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4293 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4293
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44225
X-Force: 44547
SecurityFocus: 30768 - Opera Web Browser 9.51 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31549 - Opera Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 47693 - CVE-2008-4293 - Opera - Unspecified Issue
Vulnerability Center: 19283 - Opera Web Browser External Startup Crash Allow Remote Execution of Arbitrary code and DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2416

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/16/2019 09:31
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (74), 08/16/2019 09:31 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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