83212 : Opera Crafted IFRAME Element Handling DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-04-26

Description

Opera contains a flaw that may allow a denial of service. The issue is triggered when an an attacker embeds a parent document into an IFRAME element via the src="#" syntax, which will result in a loss of availability for the program.

Classification

Location: Context Dependent
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 12.00 beta or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Opera Software ASA

Opera

11.62

References

CVE ID: 2012-3567 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 76362
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1200b/

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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