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FreeBSD : opera -- 'data:' URI handler spoofing vulnerability (20c9bb14-81e6-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 18865
Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
A Secunia Advisory reports :Michael Holzt has discovered a vulnerability in Opera, which can be exploited by malicious people to trick users into executing malicious files.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of 'data:' URIs, causing wrong information to be shown in a download dialog. This can be exploited by e.g. a malicious website to trick users into executing a malicious file by supplying a specially crafted 'data:' URI.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 18865
File Name: freebsd_pkg_20c9bb1481e611d9a9e70001020eed82.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 7/13/2005
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-opera, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:opera, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:opera-devel, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Patch Publication Date: 2/18/2005
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-0456