CVE-2004-2491

A race condition in Opera web browser 7.53 Build 3850 causes Opera to fill in the address bar before the page has been loaded, which allows remote attackers to spoof the URL in the address bar via the window.open and location.replace HTML parameters, which facilitates phishing attacks.

CVSS v2.0 2.6 LOW

2.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1056.html	Broken Link Exploit
http://www.opera.com/windows/changelogs/754/	Broken Link Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10810	Broken Link Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.osvdb.org/8317	Broken Link Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/12162	Broken Link Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16816	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2004-12-30 21:00

Updated : 2022-02-28 10:24

NVD link : CVE-2004-2491

Mitre link : CVE-2004-2491

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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Products Affected

opera

opera_browser

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