Opera Java applets information disclosure
| opera-java-applets-information-disclosure (45723) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Opera could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an unspecified error in the caching of Java applets. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load the applet from the cache in the context of the local machine to read restricted files and obtain sensitive information.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Opera (9.60 or later), available from the Opera Download Web site. See References.
References:
- Opera Download Web site: Opera 9.60 for Windows.
- Opera Software Knowledge Base Article 902: Advisory: Java applets can be used to read sensitive information.
- BID-31631: Opera Web Browser URI Redirection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- BID-31643: Opera Cached Java Applet Security Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-4695: Opera before 9.60 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and have unspecified other impact by predicting the cache pathname of a cached Java applet and then launching this applet from the cache, leading to applet execution within the local-machine context.
- GLSA-200811-01: Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
- SA32177: Opera Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1021017: Opera Java Applet Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Access Cached Files
- SUSE-SR:2008:022: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2765: Opera Remote Code Execution and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- Opera Opera Browser 5.0
- Opera Opera Browser 5.1
- Opera Opera Browser 5.10
- Opera Opera Browser 5.11
- Opera Opera Browser 5.12
- Opera Opera Browser 5.2
- Opera Opera Browser 5.3
- Opera Opera Browser 5.4
- Opera Opera Browser 5.5
- Opera Opera Browser 5.6
- Opera Opera Browser 5.7
- Opera Opera Browser 5.8
- Opera Opera Browser 5.9
- Opera Opera Browser 6.0 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 6.0
- Opera Opera Browser 6.01
- Opera Opera Browser 6.02
- Opera Opera Browser 6.03
- Opera Opera Browser 6.04
- Opera Opera Browser 6.05
- Opera Opera Browser 6.06
- Opera Opera Browser 7.0 Beta2
- Opera Opera Browser 7.0 Beta1.2
- Opera Opera Browser 7.0 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 7.0
- Opera Opera Browser 7.01
- Opera Opera Browser 7.02
- Opera Opera Browser 7.03
- Opera Opera Browser 7.10
- Opera Opera Browser 7.11
- Opera Opera Browser 7.20
- Opera Opera Browser 7.20 Beta7
- Opera Opera Browser 7.21
- Opera Opera Browser 7.22
- Opera Opera Browser 7.23
- Opera Opera Browser 7.50
- Opera Opera Browser 7.50 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 7.51
- Opera Opera Browser 7.52
- Opera Opera Browser 7.53
- Opera Opera Browser 7.54
- Opera Opera Browser 7.54 Update 1
- Opera Opera Browser 7.54 Update 2
- Opera Opera Browser 8.0 Beta2
- Opera Opera Browser 8.0 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 8.0 Beta3
- Opera Opera Browser 8.0
- Opera Opera Browser 8.01
- Opera Opera Browser 8.02
- Opera Opera Browser 8.50
- Opera Opera Browser 8.51
- Opera Opera Browser 8.52
- Opera Opera Browser 8.53
- Opera Opera Browser 8.54
- Opera Opera Browser 9.0 Beta2
- Opera Opera Browser 9.0 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 9.0
- Opera Opera Browser 9.01
- Opera Opera Browser 9.02
- Opera Opera Browser 9.10
- Opera Opera Browser 9.20
- Opera Opera Browser 9.20 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
- Opera Opera Browser 9.50 Beta2
- Opera Opera Browser 9.50
- Opera Opera Browser 9.50 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 9.51
Reported:
Oct 08, 2008
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