CVE-2001-1491 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Opera browser via a web page with many images, requiring user interaction to visit the page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1491?
CVE-2001-1491 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Opera 5.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and memory leak) via a web page with a large number of images.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1491?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opera Software Opera Web Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1491?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1491 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2001-1491 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1491 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2002-0783 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2002-0243 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2002-2332 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2002-0898 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2001-1245 Opera 5.0 for Linux does not properly handle malformed HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, possibly wi
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6g54-4c8f-fc5g.