Detections
Analytics
Opera < 12.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 6649
Synopsis
The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
Versions of Opera earlier than 12.12 is reportedly affected by the following vulnerabilities :- An error exists related to GIF image file handling that can allow heap memory corruption and can lead to application crashes or arbitrary code execution. (1038)
- An information-disclosure vulnerability exists due to improper profile folder permissions, that can allow access to read the sensitive contents of profile files such as cache, password, and Opera's configuration files. (This issue affects only Opera Linux/Unix) (1039)
- An error exists related to URL handling and the address bar that can allow rapid, repeated web requests to cause the incorrect URL to be displayed. (1040)
Solution
Upgrade to Opera 12.12 or later.See Also
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1038
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1039
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1040
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 6649
Family: Web Clients
Published: 12/26/2012
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 63301
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
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: 7.1
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser
Patch Publication Date: 12/18/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2012