CVE-2007-4944

high

Description

The canvas.createPattern function in Opera 9.x before 9.22 for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris does not clear memory before using it to process a new pattern, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (memory contents) via JavaScript.

References

http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/861/

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/922/

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/922/

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/922/

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-17.xml

http://osvdb.org/45946

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-09-18

Updated: 2008-11-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High