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Opera < 9.25 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 29742

Synopsis

The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several issues.

Description

The version of Opera installed on the remote host reportedly is affected by several issues, including one in which TLS certificates could be used to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to Opera version 9.25 or later.

See Also

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/pretty-bad-proxy-an-overlooked-adversary-in-browsers-https-deployments/?from=http%3A%2F%2Fresearch.microsoft.com%2Fapps%2Fpubs%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fid%3D79323

http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/875/

http://web.archive.org/web/20080516195213/http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/876/

http://web.archive.org/web/20170714204727/http://www.opera.com:80/docs/changelogs/windows/925/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 29742

File Name: opera_925.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/19/2007

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: 6.9

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_UI

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-6520, CVE-2007-6521, CVE-2007-6522, CVE-2007-6523, CVE-2007-6524, CVE-2009-2059, CVE-2009-2063

BID: 26721, 26937, 35380, 35412

CWE: 189, 200, 287, 310, 399, 79