Vulnerabilities > CVE-2009-3046 - Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in Opera Browser
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
NONE Summary
Opera before 10.00 does not check all intermediate X.509 certificates for revocation, which makes it easier for remote SSL servers to bypass validation of the certificate chain via a revoked certificate.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Creating a Rogue Certificate Authority Certificate An attacker exploits a weakness in the MD5 hash algorithm (weak collision resistance) to generate a certificate signing request (CSR) that contains collision blocks in the "to be signed" part. The attacker specially crafts two different, but valid X.509 certificates that when hashed with the MD5 algorithm would yield the same value. The attacker then sends the CSR for one of the certificates to the Certification Authority which uses the MD5 hashing algorithm. That request is completely valid and the Certificate Authority issues an X.509 certificate to the attacker which is signed with its private key. An attacker then takes that signed blob and inserts it into another X.509 certificate that the attacker generated. Due to the MD5 collision, both certificates, though different, hash to the same value and so the signed blob works just as well in the second certificate. The net effect is that the attackers' second X.509 certificate, which the Certification Authority has never seen, is now signed and validated by that Certification Authority. To make the attack more interesting, the second certificate could be not just a regular certificate, but rather itself a signing certificate. Thus the attacker is able to start their own Certification Authority that is anchored in its root of trust in the legitimate Certification Authority that has signed the attackers' first X.509 certificate. If the original Certificate Authority was accepted by default by browsers, so will now the Certificate Authority set up by the attacker and of course any certificates that it signs. So the attacker is now able to generate any SSL certificates to impersonate any web server, and the user's browser will not issue any warning to the victim. This can be used to compromise HTTPS communications and other types of systems where PKI and X.509 certificates may be used (e.g., VPN, IPSec) .
Nessus
NASL family Windows NASL id OPERA_1000.NASL description The version of Opera installed on the remote host is earlier than 10.0 and thus reportedly affected by multiple issues : - Opera does not check the revocation status for intermediate certificates not served by the server. If the intermediate is revoked, this might not impact the security rating in Opera, and the site might be shown as secure. (929) - The collapsed Address bar can in some cases temporarily show the previous domain of the present site. (930) - Some Unicode characters are treated incorrectly which might cause international domain names that use them to be shown in the wrong format. Showing these addresses in Unicode instead of punycode could allow for limited address spoofing. (932) - The application trusts root X.509 certificates signed with the MD2 algorithm. (933) - Certificates which use a wild card immediately before the top level domain, or nulls in the domain name, may pass validation checks in Opera. Sites using such certificates may then incorrectly be presented as secure. (934) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 40827 published 2009-09-01 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40827 title Opera < 10.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(40827); script_version("1.11"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2009-3044", "CVE-2009-3045", "CVE-2009-3046", "CVE-2009-3047", "CVE-2009-3049" ); script_bugtraq_id(36202); script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"36414"); script_name(english:"Opera < 10.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities"); script_summary(english:"Checks version number of Opera"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis",value: "The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple issues." ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of Opera installed on the remote host is earlier than 10.0 and thus reportedly affected by multiple issues : - Opera does not check the revocation status for intermediate certificates not served by the server. If the intermediate is revoked, this might not impact the security rating in Opera, and the site might be shown as secure. (929) - The collapsed Address bar can in some cases temporarily show the previous domain of the present site. (930) - Some Unicode characters are treated incorrectly which might cause international domain names that use them to be shown in the wrong format. Showing these addresses in Unicode instead of punycode could allow for limited address spoofing. (932) - The application trusts root X.509 certificates signed with the MD2 algorithm. (933) - Certificates which use a wild card immediately before the top level domain, or nulls in the domain name, may pass validation checks in Opera. Sites using such certificates may then incorrectly be presented as secure. (934)" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://web.archive.org/web/20130225215019/http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/929/" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://web.archive.org/web/20130225215023/http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/930/" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://web.archive.org/web/20130225215026/http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/932/" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://web.archive.org/web/20130225215016/http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/933/" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://web.archive.org/web/20130225215029/http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/934/" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Opera 10.0 or later." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_cwe_id(264, 310); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2009/09/01" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/09/01" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/09/01" ); script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:27"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"Windows"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_dependencies("opera_installed.nasl"); script_require_keys("SMB/Opera/Version"); exit(0); } include("global_settings.inc"); version_ui = get_kb_item("SMB/Opera/Version_UI"); version = get_kb_item("SMB/Opera/Version"); if (isnull(version)) exit(1, "Opera version info was not found in the registry."); ver = split(version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE); for (i=0; i<max_index(ver); i++) ver[i] = int(ver[i]); if (ver[0] < 10) { if (report_verbosity > 0 && version_ui) { report = string( "\n", "Opera ", version_ui, " is currently installed on the remote host.\n" ); security_warning(port:get_kb_item("SMB/transport"), extra:report); } else security_warning(port:get_kb_item("SMB/transport")); } exit(0, "The installed version of Opera is not affected");
NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-201206-03.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201206-03 (Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Opera. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted web page, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. A remote attacker may be able to: trick users into downloading and executing arbitrary files, bypass intended access restrictions, spoof trusted content, spoof URLs, bypass the Same Origin Policy, obtain sensitive information, force subscriptions to arbitrary feeds, bypass the popup blocker, bypass CSS filtering, conduct cross-site scripting attacks, or have other unknown impact. A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application or possibly obtain sensitive information. A physically proximate attacker may be able to access an email account. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 59631 published 2012-06-21 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/59631 title GLSA-201206-03 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201206-03. # # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2019 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(59631); script_version("1.7"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/16 10:34:21"); script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1234", "CVE-2009-2059", "CVE-2009-2063", "CVE-2009-2067", "CVE-2009-2070", "CVE-2009-3013", "CVE-2009-3044", "CVE-2009-3045", "CVE-2009-3046", "CVE-2009-3047", "CVE-2009-3048", "CVE-2009-3049", "CVE-2009-3831", "CVE-2009-4071", "CVE-2009-4072", "CVE-2010-0653", "CVE-2010-1349", "CVE-2010-1989", "CVE-2010-1993", "CVE-2010-2121", "CVE-2010-2421", "CVE-2010-2455", "CVE-2010-2576", "CVE-2010-2658", "CVE-2010-2659", "CVE-2010-2660", "CVE-2010-2661", "CVE-2010-2662", "CVE-2010-2663", "CVE-2010-2664", "CVE-2010-2665", "CVE-2010-3019", "CVE-2010-3020", "CVE-2010-3021", "CVE-2010-4579", "CVE-2010-4580", "CVE-2010-4581", "CVE-2010-4582", "CVE-2010-4583", "CVE-2010-4584", "CVE-2010-4585", "CVE-2010-4586", "CVE-2011-0681", "CVE-2011-0682", "CVE-2011-0683", "CVE-2011-0684", "CVE-2011-0685", "CVE-2011-0686", "CVE-2011-0687", "CVE-2011-1337", "CVE-2011-1824", "CVE-2011-2609", "CVE-2011-2610", "CVE-2011-2611", "CVE-2011-2612", "CVE-2011-2613", "CVE-2011-2614", "CVE-2011-2615", "CVE-2011-2616", "CVE-2011-2617", "CVE-2011-2618", "CVE-2011-2619", "CVE-2011-2620", "CVE-2011-2621", "CVE-2011-2622", "CVE-2011-2623", "CVE-2011-2624", "CVE-2011-2625", "CVE-2011-2626", "CVE-2011-2627", "CVE-2011-2628", "CVE-2011-2629", "CVE-2011-2630", "CVE-2011-2631", "CVE-2011-2632", "CVE-2011-2633", "CVE-2011-2634", "CVE-2011-2635", "CVE-2011-2636", "CVE-2011-2637", "CVE-2011-2638", "CVE-2011-2639", "CVE-2011-2640", "CVE-2011-2641", "CVE-2011-3388", "CVE-2011-4065", "CVE-2011-4681", "CVE-2011-4682", "CVE-2011-4683", "CVE-2012-1924", "CVE-2012-1925", "CVE-2012-1926", "CVE-2012-1927", "CVE-2012-1928", "CVE-2012-1930", "CVE-2012-1931", "CVE-2012-3555", "CVE-2012-3556", "CVE-2012-3557", "CVE-2012-3558", "CVE-2012-3560", "CVE-2012-3561"); script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201206-03"); script_name(english:"GLSA-201206-03 : 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-201206-03 (Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Opera. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted web page, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. A remote attacker may be able to: trick users into downloading and executing arbitrary files, bypass intended access restrictions, spoof trusted content, spoof URLs, bypass the Same Origin Policy, obtain sensitive information, force subscriptions to arbitrary feeds, bypass the popup blocker, bypass CSS filtering, conduct cross-site scripting attacks, or have other unknown impact. A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application or possibly obtain sensitive information. A physically proximate attacker may be able to access an email account. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-03" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "All Opera users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/opera-12.00.1467'" ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/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:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true"); script_cwe_id(16, 20, 79, 94, 264, 287, 310); 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:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2009/04/02"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/06/15"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/06/21"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); 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 12.00.1467"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 12.00.1467"))) 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"); }
Oval
accepted | 2014-03-17T04:00:27.027-04:00 | ||||||||||||||||
class | vulnerability | ||||||||||||||||
contributors |
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definition_extensions |
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description | Opera before 10.00 does not check all intermediate X.509 certificates for revocation, which makes it easier for remote SSL servers to bypass validation of the certificate chain via a revoked certificate. | ||||||||||||||||
family | windows | ||||||||||||||||
id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6357 | ||||||||||||||||
status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
submitted | 2009-09-24T12:57:10 | ||||||||||||||||
title | Opera before 10.00 does not check all intermediate X.509 certificates for revocation | ||||||||||||||||
version | 11 |
References
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1000/
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1000/
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/1000/
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/1000/
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/929/
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/1000/
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6357