CVE-2010-4044: Input Validation

Published Oct 21, 2010
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Updated

Opera before 10.63 does not ensure that the portion of a URL shown in the Address Bar contains the beginning of the URL, which allows remote attackers to spoof URLs by changing a window's size.

Affected Software

110 affected components
opera Opera Browser=7.01
opera Opera Browser=9.27
opera Opera Browser=7.23
opera Opera Browser=9.50-beta1
opera Opera Browser=9.02
opera Opera Browser=10.53-b
opera Opera Browser=7.03
opera Opera Browser=10.10
opera Opera Browser=7.53
opera Opera Browser=8.50
opera Opera Browser=9.50
opera Opera Browser=9.24
opera Opera Browser=5.0-beta2
opera Opera Browser=10.61
opera Opera Browser=5.11
opera Opera Browser=9.63
opera Opera Browser=6.1
opera Opera Browser=7.20
opera Opera Browser=6.02
opera Opera Browser=9.51
opera Opera Browser=5.02
opera Opera Browser=10.00
opera Opera Browser=9.26
opera Opera Browser=10.50
opera Opera Browser=5.10
opera Opera Browser=8.53
opera Opera Browser=9.12
opera Opera Browser=7.11-beta2
opera Opera Browser=8.0
opera Opera Browser=10.00-beta3
opera Opera Browser=6.04
opera Opera Browser=8.54
opera Opera Browser=6.11
opera Opera Browser=5.0-beta4
opera Opera Browser=6.05
opera Opera Browser=8.02
opera Opera Browser=9.20
opera Opera Browser=7.50-beta1
opera Opera Browser=5.12
opera Opera Browser=9.21
opera Opera Browser=7.10
opera Opera Browser=9.0-beta1
opera Opera Browser=6.0-tp3
opera Opera Browser=9.23
opera Opera Browser=6.0-tp1
opera Opera Browser=8.0-beta3
opera Opera Browser=10.60-beta1
opera Opera Browser=5.0-beta8
opera Opera Browser=10.52
opera Opera Browser=10.51
opera Opera Browser=9.60
opera Opera Browser=7.0-beta1_v2
opera Opera Browser=10.54
opera Opera Browser=8.51
opera Opera Browser=5.0-beta5
opera Opera Browser=7.50
opera Opera Browser=7.02
opera Opera Browser=7.21
opera Opera Browser=6.0-tp2
opera Opera Browser=5.0-beta7
opera Opera Browser=10.50-beta1
opera Opera Browser=7.20-beta7
opera Opera Browser=7.54-update1
opera Opera Browser=9.64
opera Opera Browser=9.20-beta1
opera Opera Browser=10.53
opera Opera Browser=7.60
opera Opera Browser=7.11
opera Opera Browser=7.0-beta2
opera Opera Browser=7.54
opera Opera Browser=9.0-beta2
opera Opera Browser=6.03
opera Opera Browser=7.0-beta1
opera Opera Browser=9.22
opera Opera Browser=6.0-beta1
opera Opera Browser=9.01
opera Opera Browser=9.0
opera Opera Browser=5.0
opera Opera Browser=9.25
opera Opera Browser=7.51
opera Opera Browser=8.0-beta2
opera Opera Browser=9.10
opera Opera Browser=10.00-beta1
opera Opera Browser=9.50-beta2
opera Opera Browser=6.12
opera Opera Browser=9.60-beta1
opera Opera Browser=9.62
opera Opera Browser=10.00-beta2
opera Opera Browser=6.0-beta2
opera Opera Browser=5.0-beta3
opera Opera Browser=6.01
opera Opera Browser=8.52
opera Opera Browser=10.50-beta2
opera Opera Browser=6.06
opera Opera Browser=10.60
opera Opera Browser=7.52
opera Opera Browser=7.54-update2
opera Opera Browser=5.0-beta6
opera Opera Browser=8.01
opera Opera Browser=6.1-beta1
opera Opera Browser=10.10-beta1
opera Opera Browser=9.61
opera Opera Browser=10.01
opera Opera Browser=9.52
opera Opera Browser=8.0-beta1
opera Opera Browser=6.0
opera Opera Browser=7.22
opera Opera Browser<=10.62
opera Opera Browser=7.10-beta1
opera Opera Browser=7.0

Event History

Oct 21, 2010
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:12 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:12 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4044?

CVE-2010-4044 has a moderate severity rating as it can allow URL spoofing through window resizing.

2

How do I fix CVE-2010-4044?

To mitigate CVE-2010-4044, users should update their Opera browser to version 10.63 or later.

3

What versions of Opera are affected by CVE-2010-4044?

CVE-2010-4044 affects Opera versions prior to 10.63, including older releases such as 7.01 and 9.50.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2010-4044?

CVE-2010-4044 is a URL spoofing vulnerability.

5

Who is impacted by CVE-2010-4044?

Users of Opera browser versions before 10.63 are impacted by CVE-2010-4044.

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