Opera page address spoofing
| opera-pageaddress-spoofing (43035) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Opera could allow a remote attacker to spoof the page address, caused by an error when handling certain characters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted page name to conduct phishing attacks.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Other
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Opera (9.26 or later), available from the Opera Web site. See References.
References:
- Opera 9.5 for Windows Changelog: Security.
- Opera Software Knowledge Base Article 878: Advisory: Certain characters can obscure the page address.
- Opera Web site: Download Opera Web Browser.
- BID-29684: Opera Web Browser 9.27 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-2714: Opera before 9.26 allows remote attackers to misrepresent web page addresses using certain characters that cause the page address text to be misplaced.
- SA30636: Opera Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2008:029: Opera 9.50 security update
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1812: Opera Browser Multiple Spoofing and Information Disclosure Issues
Platforms Affected:
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.3
- Novell OpenSUSE 11.0
- Opera Opera Browser 9.0
- Opera Opera Browser 9.0 Beta2
- Opera Opera Browser 9.0 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 9.01
- Opera Opera Browser 9.01 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 9.02
- Opera Opera Browser 9.10
- Opera Opera Browser 9.2
- Opera Opera Browser 9.2 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 9.21
- Opera Opera Browser 9.22
- Opera Opera Browser 9.23
- Opera Opera Browser 9.24
- Opera Opera Browser 9.25
- Opera Opera Browser 9.26
- Opera Opera Browser 9.27
Reported:
Jun 12, 2008
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