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CVE-2008-4698

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2008-10-28	opera -- multiple vulnerabilities

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CVE-2008-4698 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2008-4698
Phase	Assigned(20081022)

Description

Opera before 9.61 does not properly block scripts during preview of a news feed, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary new feed subscriptions and read the contents of arbitrary feeds.

References

Source	Reference
MLIST	[oss-security] 20081021 Re: CVE Request: Opera 9.60 with security fixes
MLIST	[oss-security] 20081022 Re: CVE Request: Opera 9.60 with security fixes
CONFIRM	http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/961/
CONFIRM	http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/961/
CONFIRM	http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/961/
CONFIRM	http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/961/
CONFIRM	http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/961/
CONFIRM	http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/905/
GENTOO	GLSA-200811-01
SUSE	SUSE-SR:2008:022
BID	31842
SECUNIA	32538
VUPEN	ADV-2008-2873
SECUNIA	32299
SECUNIA	32394
XF	opera-newsfeed1-weak-security(46005)