VDB-45396 · CVE-2008-5428 · OpenVAS 800081

Opera Web Browser 9.51 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Opera Web Browser 9.51. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-5428. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Opera Web Browser 9.51 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Opera 9.51 on Windows XP does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages with many MIME parts and possibly (2) e-mail messages with many "Content-type: message/rfc822;" headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption or other resource consumption) via a large e-mail message, a related issue to CVE-2006-1173.

The weakness was released 12/11/2008 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5428 since 12/11/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-45397, VDB-45395, VDB-45394 and VDB-45393. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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

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OpenVAS ID: 800081
OpenVAS Name: Opera Web Browser DoS attacks on MIME via malformed MIME emails (Win)
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Timelineinfo

12/11/2008 🔍
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12/11/2008 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2287 days 🔍
04/22/2019 +1497 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5428 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5428
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45396
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 04/22/2019 10:48
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (46), 04/22/2019 10:48 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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