Opera Web Browser Select Object Denial Of Service Vulnerability (Linux)

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_opera_select_dos_vuln_lin.nasl 4869 2016-12-29 11:01:45Z teissa $
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# Opera Web Browser Select Object Denial Of Service Vulnerability (Linux)
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# Authors:
# Nikita MR <[email protected]>
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# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
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tag_impact = "Successful exploitation will let the attacker crash the browser leading to
  Denial of Service.
  Impact Level: Application";
tag_affected = "Opera version 9.64 and prior on Linux";
tag_insight = "This flaw is due to improper boundary check while passing data into
  the select() method and can be exploited by passing a large integer value
  resulting in memory exhaustion.";
tag_solution = "Upgrade to opera version 10 beta 1 or later,
  For updates refer to http://www.opera.com/download";
tag_summary = "The host is installed with Opera Web Browser and is prone to Select Object
  Denial of Service vulnerability.";

if(description)
{
  script_id(800922);
  script_version("$Revision: 4869 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2016-12-29 12:01:45 +0100 (Thu, 29 Dec 2016) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-07-22 21:36:53 +0200 (Wed, 22 Jul 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.1");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2540", "CVE-2009-1692");
  script_bugtraq_id(35446);
  script_name("Opera Web Browser Select Object Denial Of Service Vulnerability (Linux)");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/9160");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/52874");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.g-sec.lu/one-bug-to-rule-them-all.html");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/504969/100/0/threaded");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("secpod_opera_detection_linux_900037.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Opera/Linux/Version");
  script_tag(name : "impact" , value : tag_impact);
  script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}


include("version_func.inc");

## Variable Initialization
operaVer = "";

## Get Opera Version from KB
operaVer = get_kb_item("Opera/Linux/Version");
if(!operaVer){
  exit(0);
}

# Check for Opera version <= 9.64
if(version_is_less_equal(version:operaVer, test_version:"9.64")){
  security_message(0);
}