CVE-2012-6461 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass certificate revocation checks in Opera by causing a single service failure, leading to false validation success.
- 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-2012-6461?
CVE-2012-6461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 2 Jan 2013. 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
The X.509 certificate-validation functionality in the https implementation in Opera before 12.10 allows remote attackers to trigger a false indication of successful revocation-status checking by causing a failure of a single checking service.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6461?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opera Opera Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6461?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-6461 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6461 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-4qjc-5643-f8xr.