Opera HTTPS Proxy Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:6218

Info

Opera HTTPS Proxy Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6218
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 21 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 21 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Peter Bieringer <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.0.3 linux
Not Vulnerable: Opera Software Opera Web Browser 6.10 linux

Discussion

Opera HTTPS Proxy Denial of Service Vulnerability

Opera is vulnerable to a denial of service when using an HTTPS proxy. Reportedly, Opera will crash if the HTTP connection to a site is started after the certificate has been accepted.

Exploit / POC

Opera HTTPS Proxy Denial of Service Vulnerability

There is no exploit code required.

Solution / Fix

Opera HTTPS Proxy Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
This issue was reportedly resolved in Opera version 6.10.

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] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

Opera HTTPS Proxy Denial of Service Vulnerability

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