CVE-2009-2070 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof HTTPS sites by exploiting Opera's caching of proxy error pages, bypassing certificate validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-2070?
CVE-2009-2070 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 15 Jun 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Opera displays a cached certificate for a (1) 4xx or (2) 5xx CONNECT response page returned by a proxy server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an arbitrary https site by letting a browser obtain a valid certificate from this site during one request, and then sending the browser a crafted 502 response page upon a subsequent request.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2070?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opera Opera Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2070?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2070 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-2070 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2070 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opera Opera Browser
- CVE-2013-3211 Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 12.15 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "moderately severe issue."
- CVE-2012-4145 Other in n/a
- CVE-2012-3559 Other in n/a
- CVE-2012-3561 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2011-4683 Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 11.60 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "moderately severe issue."
Sources
Also known as GHSA-79j4-mgpg-frj9.