Opera Web Browser URI Tag Parsing Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:20591

Info

Opera Web Browser URI Tag Parsing Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 20591
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2006-4819
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 17 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 21 2006 03:53AM
Credit: The discoverer of this vulnerability wishes to remain anonymous.
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 9.01
Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9
Not Vulnerable: Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.02

Discussion

Opera Web Browser URI Tag Parsing Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Opera Web Browser is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it to the heap.

Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

Exploit / POC

Opera Web Browser URI Tag Parsing Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into viewing a malicious file.

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

Solution / Fix

Opera Web Browser URI Tag Parsing Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Opera Software has released version 9.02 to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9

Opera Software Opera Web Browser 9.01

References

Opera Web Browser URI Tag Parsing Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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