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Secunia Research 12/08/2010
- Opera "Download" Dialog File Execution Security Issue -
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Table of Contents
Affected Software....................................................1
Severity.............................................................2
Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3
Description of Vulnerability.........................................4
Solution.............................................................5
Time Table...........................................................6
Credits..............................................................7
References...........................................................8
About Secunia........................................................9
Verification........................................................10
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1) Affected Software
Opera 10.53, 10.54, and 10.60.
NOTE: Other versions may also be affected.
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2) Severity
Rating: Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
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3) Vendor's Description of Software
"Take control of the Web like never before - Opera has you flying
through Web pages with never-before-seen speed and surfing smartly
with advanced features that make it easy to get the most from the
Web.".
Product Link:
http://www.opera.com/
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4) Description of Vulnerability
Secunia Research has discovered a security issue in Opera, which can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The "Download" dialog provides the option to run a downloadable
executable at a predictable location in the browser window. This can
be exploited to trick a user into clicking on the "Run" button by
positioning a new window on top of the "Download" dialog that is
closed e.g. via a timeout shortly before the user clicks on a link
within this window.
This is related to:
SA15781
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5) Solution
Update to version 10.61.
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6) Time Table
15/07/2010 - Vendor notified.
15/07/2010 - Vendor response.
12/08/2010 - Public disclosure.
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7) Credits
Discovered by Jakob Balle and Sven Krewitt, Secunia Research.
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8) References
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned
CVE-2010-2576 for the vulnerability.
SA15781:
https://www.flexera.com/advisories/15781/
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10) Verification
Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
https://www.flexera.com/about-us/secunia-research/advisories/sr-2010-110.html
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