82954 : Opera JSON Resource Handling Cross-domain Information Disclosure
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-06-14

Description

Opera contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when the program fails to properly format JSON strings before exporting them. This may allow an attacker to bypass cross-domain policy restrictions and gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Classification

Location: Context Dependent
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 12.00 or higher (or 11.65 for Mac), as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Opera Software ASA

Opera

12.00 beta

References

CVE ID: 2012-3557 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 49533 49818
Related OSVDB ID: 82951 82952 82953 82955
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00005.html
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1165/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1200/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unix/1200/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1200/
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1019/

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-06-15 | Disagree?

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