vendor:
Opera
by:
Preddy and NNP
7,5
CVSS
HIGH
Denial of Service (DoS)
400
CWE
Product Name: Opera
Affected Version From: Opera 9
Affected Version To: Opera 9
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: o:opera_software:opera:9
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2006
Opera 9 IRC client DOS exploit
This exploit is a Denial of Service (DoS) attack against the Opera 9 IRC client. It sends a malformed KICK command to the server, which causes the client to crash. This exploit was discovered by Preddy and NNP in 2006.
Mitigation:
Disable the IRC client in Opera 9 or upgrade to a newer version.