FreeBSD : opera -- command line URL shell command injection (dfc1daa8-61de-11da-b64c-0001020eed82)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21521

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

An Opera Advisory reports :

Opera for UNIX uses a wrapper shell script to start up Opera. This shell script reads the input arguments, like the file names or URLs that Opera is to open. It also performs some environment checks, for example whether Java is available and if so, where it is located.

This wrapper script can also run commands embedded in the URL, so that a specially crafted URL can make arbitrary commands run on the recipient's machine. Users who have other programs set up to use Opera to open Web links are vulnerable to this flaw. For these users, clicking a Web link in for example OpenOffice.org or Evolution can run a command that was put into the link.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21521

File Name: freebsd_pkg_dfc1daa861de11dab64c0001020eed82.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 5/13/2006

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

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 11/30/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/17/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3750

BID: 15521

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