Opera < 11.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5988

Synopsis

The remote host has a web browser that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

The remote host is running the Opera web browser.

Versions of Opera earlier than 11.10 are potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An unspecified vulnerability allows remote attackers to hijack searches and customizations using unspecified third-party applications. (CVE-2011-2634)

- Several errors exist that can cause application crashes. Affected items or functionalities are the handling of the CSS pseudo-class ': hover' if used with transforms on a floated element, unspecified web content, and the handling of an embedded Java applet with empty parameters. (CVE-2011-2635, CVE-2011-2636, CVE-2011-2637, CVE-2011-2638, CVE-2011-2640)

- An error in the handling of hidden animated GIF images can cause a denial of service through CPU consumption as image repaints are triggered. (CVE-2011-2639)

Solution

Upgrade to Opera 11.10 or later.

See Also

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1110

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 5988

Family: Web Clients

Published: 7/5/2011

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 55506

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser

Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2634, CVE-2011-2635, CVE-2011-2636, CVE-2011-2637, CVE-2011-2638, CVE-2011-2639, CVE-2011-2640

BID: 48569, 48634