Opera < 7.11 Filename Extension Handling Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 11578

Synopsis

The remote host has an application that is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The version of Opera installed on the remote host has a buffer overflow condition in the code which handles the file extensions of the remote web pages.

To exploit them, an attacker would need to set up a rogue website, then lure a user of this host visit it using Opera. He would then be able to execute arbitrary code on this host.

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.11 or newer.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 11578

File Name: opera_heap_corruption.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/6/2003

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser

Required KB Items: SMB/Opera/Version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-1396

BID: 7450

CWE: 119

Detections

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