What is the vulnerability ID for this Opera vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this Opera vulnerability is CVE-2018-18913.

What is the severity of CVE-2018-18913?

The severity of CVE-2018-18913 is high with a CVSS score of 7.8.

How does the vulnerability in Opera before 57.0.3098.106 work?

The vulnerability in Opera before 57.0.3098.106 allows an attacker to perform a DLL Search Order hijacking attack by sending a ZIP archive containing a malicious DLL along with an HTML page, which can lead to the attacker taking full control of the system.

How can I fix the DLL Search Order hijacking vulnerability in Opera?

To fix the DLL Search Order hijacking vulnerability in Opera, users should update to version 57.0.3098.106 or later.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2018-18913

high

7.8

CWE

426

21/3/2019

5/8/2024

CVE-2018-18913

First published: Thu Mar 21 2019(Updated: )

Opera before 57.0.3098.106 is vulnerable to a DLL Search Order hijacking attack where an attacker can send a ZIP archive composed of an HTML page along with a malicious DLL to the target. Once the document is opened, it may allow the attacker to take full control of the system from any location within the system. The issue lies in the loading of the shcore.dll and dcomp.dll files: these files are being searched for by the program in the same system-wide directory where the HTML file is executed.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Opera Opera Browser	<57.0.3098.106
Microsoft Windows 7

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What is the vulnerability ID for this Opera vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID for this Opera vulnerability is CVE-2018-18913.
What is the title of this Opera vulnerability?
The title of this Opera vulnerability is 'Opera before 57.0.3098.106 is vulnerable to a DLL Search Order hijacking attack where an attacker can...
What is the severity of CVE-2018-18913?
The severity of CVE-2018-18913 is high with a CVSS score of 7.8.
How does the vulnerability in Opera before 57.0.3098.106 work?
The vulnerability in Opera before 57.0.3098.106 allows an attacker to perform a DLL Search Order hijacking attack by sending a ZIP archive containing a malicious DLL along with an HTML page, which can lead to the attacker taking full control of the system.
How can I fix the DLL Search Order hijacking vulnerability in Opera?
To fix the DLL Search Order hijacking vulnerability in Opera, users should update to version 57.0.3098.106 or later.

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