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CVE-2013-1618

Published: Feb 8, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-310

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

The TLS implementation in Opera before 12.13 does not properly consider timing side-channel attacks on a MAC check operation during the processing of malformed CBC padding, which allows remote attackers to conduct distinguishing attacks and plaintext-recovery attacks via statistical analysis of timing data for crafted packets, a related issue to CVE-2013-0169.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:HAccess Complexity

High

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

opera browser opera

On-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / browser

operacommercialNOConsumer Softwareaka opera software, opera software as

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.isg.rhul.ac.uk/tls/TLStiming.pdf

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/05/24

http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1044/

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Timeline

Published

Feb 8, 2013

Last Updated

Apr 29, 2026

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