Opera Web Browser JPEG Image Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:18594

CVE-2006-3198 |

Info

Opera Web Browser JPEG Image Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 18594
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 22 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 24 2006 10:59PM
Credit: Chris Ries is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.1
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8.51
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8.50
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8.0.2
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8.0 2
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8.0 1
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8.0
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.54
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.53
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.52
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.51
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.50
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.23
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.22
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.21
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.20 Beta 1 build 2981
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.20
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.11 j
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.11 b
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.11
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.10
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.0 win32 Beta 2
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.0 win32 Beta 1
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.0 win32
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.0 3win32
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.0 2win32
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.0 1win32
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.10 linux
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.0.5 win32
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.0.4 win32
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.0.3 win32
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.0.3 linux
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.0.2 win32
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.0.2 linux
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.0.1 win32
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows XP Home
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.0.1 linux
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.0.1
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.0 win32
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.0 6
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.0 .6win32
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.0
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 5.12 win32
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Opera Software Opera Web Browser 5.12
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 5.1 1 win32
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Opera Software Opera Web Browser 5.1 0 win32
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Opera Software Opera Web Browser 5.0 Linux
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 5.0 2 win32
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 Opera Software Opera Web Browser 5.0 Mac
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8.54
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8.53
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8.52
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8 Beta 3
Not Vulnerable: Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9

Discussion

Opera Web Browser JPEG Image Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The Opera web browser is susceptible to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied input before copying it to an insufficiently sized memory buffer.

This issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary machine code in the context of affected applications, facilitating the remote compromise of affected computers.

Opera versions prior to 9.0 are vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

Opera Web Browser JPEG Image Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

Solution / Fix

Opera Web Browser JPEG Image Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Opera version 9.0 reportedly fixes this issue, but Symantec has not confirmed this.

Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].


Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8.52

Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.23

Opera Software Opera Web Browser 7.54

Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8.0

Opera Software Opera Web Browser 8.0.2

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Opera Web Browser JPEG Image Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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