Opera Web Browser up to 7.19 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.19. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-3044. There is not any exploit available. 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 cryptographic issue vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Opera before 10.00 does not properly handle a (1) \0 character or (2) invalid wildcard character in a domain name in the subject s Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority.

The weakness was released 09/02/2009 by Dan Kaminsky with Casaba Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at opera.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3044. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40827 (Opera < 10.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116594 (Opera Web Browser Prior to 10.00 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 7.20 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52960), Tenable (40827), SecurityFocus (BID 36202†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23416†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-49796, VDB-49795, VDB-49794 and VDB-49793. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 40827
Nessus Name: Opera < 10.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800888
OpenVAS Name: Opera Multiple URL Spoofing Vulnerabilities - Sep09 (Linux)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 7.20

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: opera.com
Researcher: Dan Kaminsky
Organization: Casaba Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3044 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3044
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49791

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X-Force: 52960
SecurityFocus: 36202 - Opera Web Browser prior to 10 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 23416 - Opera \x3C 10.00 X.509 Certificate Spoofing Related to Invalid Wildcard or \x27\\0\x27 Characters, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/08/2025 17:28
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (61), 02/13/2017 16:18 (10), 08/20/2021 21:55 (4), 08/20/2021 22:07 (1), 03/08/2025 17:28 (18)
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