Opera < 9.51 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 33396

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 :

- Specially crafted HTML canvas elements could reveal data from random areas of memory.

- An unspecified arbitrary code execution vulnerability.

- Improperly set security status when navigating from HTTP to HTTPS.

Solution

Upgrade to Opera version 9.51 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?10e796ae

http://www.nessus.org/u?d085fb4e

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 33396

File Name: opera_951.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/4/2008

Updated: 5/27/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3079

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Opera

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3078, CVE-2008-3079

BID: 30068

CWE: 200

Secunia: 30935, 30937