vendor:
Opera
by:
posidron@tripbit.net
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Denial of Service
119
CWE
Product Name: Opera
Affected Version From: Opera 8.2
Affected Version To: Opera 8.2
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE:
CPE: a:opera:opera:8.2
Platforms Tested: Windows XP Professional SP2
Opera 8.2 Windows XP Prof. SP2 (Tested) – Denial of Service Vulnerability
This exploit targets Opera 8.2 on Windows XP Professional SP2. By creating a specially crafted HTML file, an attacker can trigger a denial of service condition, causing the application to crash. This can be achieved by providing a large input to the 'bodyA' tag, causing a buffer overflow.
Mitigation:
To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of Opera.