Opera < 12.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 63301

Synopsis

The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Opera installed on the remote host is earlier than 12.12 and is, therefore, reportedly affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- An error exists related to GIF image file handling that can allow heap memory corruption and can lead to application crashes or arbitrary code execution. (1038)

- An error exists related to URL handling and the address bar that can allow rapid, repeated web requests to cause the incorrect URL to be displayed. (1040)

Solution

Upgrade to Opera 12.12 or later.

See Also

http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1038/

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/54

http://web.archive.org/web/20130224012703/http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1040/

http://web.archive.org/web/20170907143134/http://www.opera.com:80/docs/changelogs/unified/1212/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 63301

File Name: opera_1212.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/19/2012

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/18/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-6470, CVE-2012-6471

BID: 56788, 56984