CVE-2008-4198

Description

Opera before 9.52, when rendering an http page that has loaded an https page into a frame, displays a padlock icon and offers a security information dialog reporting a secure connection, which might allow remote attackers to trick a user into performing unsafe actions on the http page.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.79% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2416	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020721	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/895/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/952/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/952/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44555	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30768	vdb entry
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/952/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/952/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/4	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/19/2	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/31549	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235298
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/952/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4198?: CVE-2008-4198 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4198?: To fix CVE-2008-4198, 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-2008-4198 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4198 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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