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CVE-2003-1397

The PluginContext object of Opera 6.05 and 7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP

The PluginContext object of Opera 6.05 and 7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request containing a long string that gets passed to the ShowDocument method.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.07351
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

1
opera browserall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
dosOpera 6.0/7.0 - opera.PluginContext Native Method Denial of Serviceverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 311214www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD31 Dec 2003 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3255Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6814Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11280VDB Entry
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