Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-5680 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Opera Browser

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
opera
CWE-119
nessus
exploit available

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in Opera before 9.63 might allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted text area, or allow (2) user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long host name in a file: URL. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2008-5178.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Opera
121

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Exploit-Db

descriptionOpera 9.62 file:// Local Heap Overflow Exploit. CVE-2008-5178,CVE-2008-5680. Local exploit for windows platform
fileexploits/windows/local/7135.html
idEDB-ID:7135
last seen2016-02-01
modified2008-11-17
platformwindows
port
published2008-11-17
reporterGuido Landi
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/7135/
titleOpera 9.62 file:// Local Heap Overflow Exploit
typelocal

Nessus

NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200903-30.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200903-30 (Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Opera: Vitaly McLain reported a heap-based buffer overflow when processing host names in file:// URLs (CVE-2008-5178). Alexios Fakos reported a vulnerability in the HTML parsing engine when processing web pages that trigger an invalid pointer calculation and heap corruption (CVE-2008-5679). Red XIII reported that certain text-area contents can be manipulated to cause a buffer overlow (CVE-2008-5680). David Bloom discovered that unspecified
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id35943
published2009-03-17
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35943
titleGLSA-200903-30 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities
code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200903-30.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(35943);
  script_version("1.15");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:45");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5178", "CVE-2008-5679", "CVE-2008-5680", "CVE-2008-5681", "CVE-2008-5682", "CVE-2008-5683", "CVE-2009-0914");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200903-30");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-200903-30 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200903-30
(Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Opera:
    Vitaly McLain reported a heap-based buffer overflow when processing
    host names in file:// URLs (CVE-2008-5178).
    Alexios Fakos reported a vulnerability in the HTML parsing engine
    when processing web pages that trigger an invalid pointer calculation
    and heap corruption (CVE-2008-5679).
    Red XIII reported that certain text-area contents can be
    manipulated to cause a buffer overlow (CVE-2008-5680).
    David Bloom discovered that unspecified 'scripted URLs' are not
    blocked during the feed preview (CVE-2008-5681).
    Robert Swiecki of the Google Security Team reported a Cross-site
    scripting vulnerability (CVE-2008-5682).
    An unspecified vulnerability reveals random data
    (CVE-2008-5683).
    Tavis Ormandy of the Google Security Team reported a vulnerability
    when processing JPEG images that may corrupt memory
    (CVE-2009-0914).
  
Impact :

    A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted JPEG
    image to cause a Denial of Service or execute arbitrary code, to
    process an overly long file:// URL or to open a specially crafted web
    page to execute arbitrary code. He could also read existing
    subscriptions and force subscriptions to arbitrary feed URLs, as well
    as inject arbitrary web script or HTML via built-in XSLT templates.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200903-30"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All Opera users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/opera-9.64'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'D2ExploitPack');
  script_cwe_id(79, 119, 200, 399);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:opera");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/03/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/03/17");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"www-client/opera", unaffected:make_list("ge 9.64"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 9.64"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Opera");
}