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Opera < 9.02 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22875

Synopsis

The remote host contains a web browser that is susceptible to a heap- based buffer overflow attack.

Description

The version of Opera installed on the remote host reportedly contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that can be triggered by a long link. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in a crash of the application or even allow for execution of arbitrary code subject to the user's privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to Opera version 9.02 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4f979631

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Oct/346

http://www.opera.com/support/search/supsearch.dml?index=848

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22875

File Name: opera_902.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/18/2006

Updated: 5/27/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2006-4819

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Opera

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4819

BID: 20591