49472 : Opera History Search Results Page Arbitrary Remote Command Execution
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2008-10-30

Description

A command execution flaw exists in Opera. The History Search Results page fails to validate contents resulting in command execution. With a specially crafted website, a context-dependent attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 9.62 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Opera Software ASA

Opera

9.61

References

Security Tracker: 1021128
CVE ID: 2008-4794 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 31991
Secunia Advisory ID: 32452 32538
ISS X-Force ID: 46219
Metasploit ID: 49472
Related OSVDB ID: 49473
Mail List Post: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00012.html
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/906/

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-10-31 | Disagree?

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