Opera frame address spoofing
| opera-frameaddress-spoofing (44549) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Opera could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by an error in the way Opera checks which address frames can be changed. By creating a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could change the address of frames from other sites opened inside a pop-up window and redirect a user to a malicious Web page that would appear to be trusted.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Opera (9.52 or later), available from the Opera Web site. See References.
References:
- Opera Download Web site: Download Opera Web Browser.
- Opera Software Knowledge Base Article 893: Advisory: Sites can change framed content on other sites.
- Opera Web site: Opera 9.52 for Windows Changelog.
- BID-30768: Opera Web Browser 9.51 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-4195: Opera before 9.52 does not properly restrict the ability of a framed web page to change the address associated with a different frame, which allows remote attackers to trigger the display of an arbitrary address in a frame via unspecified use of web script.
- GLSA-200811-01: Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
- SA31549: Opera Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1020718: Opera Frame Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Modify Framed Content in Arbitrary Domains
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2416: Opera Browser Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- Opera Opera Browser 9.0
- Opera Opera Browser 9.10
- Opera Opera Browser 9.2
- 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
- Opera Opera Browser 9.50
- Opera Opera Browser 9.51
Reported:
Aug 20, 2008
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