Opera collapsed bar weak security
| opera-collapsed-bar-weak security (52965) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Opera could provide weaker than expected security, caused by an error within the collapsed address bar. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to display the previous domain name rather than the current name in the address bar. This could allow the attacker to possibly launch further attacks against the victim's system.
*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 (10 or later), available from the Opera Web site. See References.
References:
- Opera Software Knowledge Base Article 930: Advisory: Address bar is not always updated correctly when collapsed .
- Opera Web site: Download Opera Browser.
- BID-36202: Opera Web Browser prior to 10 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2009-3047: Opera before 10.00, when a collapsed address bar is used, does not properly update the domain name from the previously visited site to the currently visited site, which might allow remote attackers to spoof URLs.
- SA36414: Opera Multiple Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Opera Opera Browser 9.0 Beta2
- Opera Opera Browser 9.0
- Opera Opera Browser 9.0 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 9.01 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 9.01
- Opera Opera Browser 9.02
- Opera Opera Browser 9.10
- Opera Opera Browser 9.2
- Opera Opera Browser 9.2 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 9.20 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 9.20
- 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 Beta
- Opera Opera Browser 9.50 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 9.50 Beta2
- Opera Opera Browser 9.50
- Opera Opera Browser 9.51
- Opera Opera Browser 9.52
- Opera Opera Browser 9.60 Beta1
- Opera Opera Browser 9.60 Beta
- Opera Opera Browser 9.60
- Opera Opera Browser 9.61
- Opera Opera Browser 9.62
- Opera Opera Browser 9.63
- Opera Opera Browser 9.64
Reported:
Sep 01, 2009
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