Opera BitTorrent header buffer overflow
| opera-bittorrent-bo (34470) |  High Risk |
Description:
Opera is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. By creating a specially-crafted torrent file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the browser to crash, if the attacker could persuade the victim to right click the malicious file.
Platforms Affected:
- Opera, Opera prior to 9.21
Remedy:
Refer to Opera Knowledge Base Article 860 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 05.23.07, Opera Software Opera Web Browser Transfer Item Pop-up Menu Stack Overflow Vulnerability at http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=535.
- Opera Software Knowledge Base Article 860, Advisory: Malicious torrent files can execute arbitrary code in Opera at http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/860/.
- BID-24080: Opera Web Browser Torrent File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-2809: Buffer overflow in the transfer manager in Opera before 9.21 for Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted torrent file. NOTE: due to the lack of details, it is not clear if this is the same issue as CVE-2007-2274.
- SA25278: Opera Torrent File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1018089: Opera Buffer Overflow in Processing Torrent Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1888: Opera Torrent File Processing Remote Buffer Overflow and Code Execution Vulnerability
Reported:
May 21, 2007
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