Opera < 11.64 URL Parsing Memory Corruption

critical Nessus Plugin ID 59089

Synopsis

The remote host contains a web browser that is potentially affected by a memory corruption vulnerability.

Description

The version of Opera installed on the remote Windows host is earlier than 11.64 and is, therefore, potentially affected by a memory corruption vulnerability.

Certain crafted URLs can cause the application to allocate incorrect amounts of memory and overwrite unrelated memory. This corruption can then lead to application crashes or even arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade to Opera 11.64 or later.

See Also

http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1016/

http://web.archive.org/web/20170706175946/http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1164/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 59089

File Name: opera_1164.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/14/2012

Updated: 12/4/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-3561

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser

Required KB Items: SMB/Opera/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/10/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3561

BID: 53474