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GLSA-200512-10 : Opera: Command-line URL shell command injection

high Nessus Plugin ID 20330

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200512-10 (Opera: Command-line URL shell command injection)

 Peter Zelezny discovered that the shell script used to launch Opera parses shell commands that are enclosed within backticks in the URL provided via the command line.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to follow a specially crafted URL from a tool that uses Opera to open URLs, resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands on the targeted machine.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Opera users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/opera-8.51'

See Also

https://help.opera.com/en/latest/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200512-10

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20330

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200512-10.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 12/20/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:opera, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/18/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3750

GLSA: 200512-10