Opera Web Browser up to 7.19 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.19. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-6465. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.19 (Web Browser) and classified as very critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Opera before 12.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed SVG image.

The weakness was presented 01/02/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at opera.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-6465 since 01/02/2013. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/21/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62821 (Opera < 12.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 7.20 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (62821) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40250†). See VDB-6908, VDB-6909, VDB-6910 and VDB-6911 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 62821
Nessus Name: Opera < 12.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803145
OpenVAS Name: Opera Multiple Vulnerabilities-03 Jan13 (Linux)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 7.20

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11/06/2012 🔍
01/02/2013 +57 days 🔍
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07/01/2013 +180 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +631 days 🔍
12/21/2021 +2464 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: opera.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-6465 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6465
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63293

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SecurityFocus: 56407
Vulnerability Center: 40250 - Opera <12.10 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or Denial of Service via a Crafted SVG Image, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/21/2021 09:24
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (62), 05/04/2017 10:31 (3), 12/21/2021 09:24 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:329:103

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