CVE-2006-3331

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-06-30 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Opera before 9.0 does not reset the SSL security bar after displaying a download dialog from an SSL-enabled website, which allows remote attackers to spoof a trusted SSL certificate from an untrusted website and facilitates phishing attacks.

Affected products

Opera Browser: before 9.0 — fixed in 9.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Opera Browser 9.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19480
http://secunia.com/advisories/20897
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-49/advisory/
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1177
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016406
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_opera.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438634/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18692
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2571
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27449
http://secunia.com/advisories/19480
http://secunia.com/advisories/20897

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