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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.14246
Category:Windows
Title:Opera relative path directory traversal file corruption vulnerability
Summary:The remote host is using Opera - an alternative web browser.; This version of Opera is vulnerable to a file corruption vulnerability.; This issue is exposed when a user is presented with a file dialog,; which will cause the creation of a temporary file.; It is possible to specify a relative path to another file on the system; using directory traversal sequences when the download dialog is displayed.; If the client user has write permissions to the attacker-specified file,; it will be corrupted.;; This could be exploited to delete sensitive files on the systems.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is using Opera - an alternative web browser.
This version of Opera is vulnerable to a file corruption vulnerability.
This issue is exposed when a user is presented with a file dialog,
which will cause the creation of a temporary file.
It is possible to specify a relative path to another file on the system
using directory traversal sequences when the download dialog is displayed.
If the client user has write permissions to the attacker-specified file,
it will be corrupted.

This could be exploited to delete sensitive files on the systems.

Solution:
Install Opera 7.23 or newer.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CopyrightCopyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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