Opera Web browser bitmaps information disclosure
| opera-bitmaps-information-disclosure (39163) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Opera Web browser could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an unspecified error when processing bitmaps. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to display random memory data and other sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo, Linux
- Novell, OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell, OpenSUSE 10.3
- Opera, Opera prior to 9.25
- SuSE, SuSE SLES 9
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Opera (9.25 or later), available from the Opera Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Opera Software Knowledge Base Article 875, Advisory: Rich editing allows cross domain scripting at http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/875/.
- Opera Web site, Changelog for Opera 9.25 for Windows at http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/925/#security.
- BID-26937: Opera Web Browser Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-6524: Opera before 9.25 allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive memory contents via a crafted bitmap (BMP) file, as demonstrated using a CANVAS element and JavaScript in an HTML document for copying these contents from 9.50 beta, a related issue to CVE-2008-0420.
- GLSA-200712-22: Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
- SA28169: Opera Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019131: Opera Bugs Permit Code Execution and Cross-Domain Scripting Attacks
- SECTRACK ID: 1019435: Opera BMP Handling Bug Lets Remote Users Access Portions of Kernel Memory
- SUSE-SA:2008:001: Opera 9.25 security update
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-4261: Opera Command Execution and Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Dec 19, 2007
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