CVE-2008-3172

Description

Opera allows web sites to set cookies for country-specific top-level domains that have DNS A records, such as co.tv, which could allow remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user's HTTP session, aka "Cross-Site Cooking."

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.58%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://crisp.tweakblogs.net/blog/ie-and-2-letter-domain-names.html
http://kuza55.blogspot.com/2008/02/understanding-cookie-security.html
http://o.bulport.com/index.php?item=55
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252342
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43951 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3172?
CVE-2008-3172 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3172?
To fix CVE-2008-3172, 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-2008-3172 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-3172 is being actively exploited. 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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