CVE-2007-6524

Description

Opera before 9.25 allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive memory contents via a crafted bitmap (BMP) file, as demonstrated using a CANVAS element and JavaScript in an HTML document for copying these contents from 9.50 beta, a related issue to CVE-2008-0420.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.07% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/925/ patch
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202770
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019435 vdb entry
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/925/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488264/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/876/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019131 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28314 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26937 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39163 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/42691 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=408076
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-22.xml vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4261 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28169 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28290 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6524?
CVE-2007-6524 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6524?
To fix CVE-2007-6524, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-6524 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6524 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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