Opera Web Browser up to 9.62 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Opera Web Browser up to 9.62. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-5681. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Opera Web Browser up to 9.62 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Opera before 9.63 does not block unspecified "scripted URLs" during the feed preview, which allows remote attackers to read existing subscriptions and force subscriptions to arbitrary feed URLs.

The bug was discovered 12/16/2008. The weakness was published 12/19/2008 by Robert Swiecki with Google Security Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5681 since 12/19/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35943 (GLSA-200903-30 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 7.20 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47472), Tenable (35943), SecurityFocus (BID 32864†), OSVDB (51481†) and Secunia (SA34294†). Similar entries are available at VDB-45597, VDB-45596, VDB-45594 and VDB-45593. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 35943
Nessus Name: GLSA-200903-30 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63614
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200903-30 (opera)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 7.20

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: Robert Swiecki
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5681 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5681
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45595
X-Force: 47472
SecurityFocus: 32864 - Opera Web Browser prior to 9.63 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34294
OSVDB: 51481 - CVE-2008-5681 - Opera Software - Opera - Spoofing Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021461
Vulnerability Center: 20391 - Opera before 9.63 Does Not Block Unspecified \, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/23/2019 09:51
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 08/23/2019 09:51 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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