CVE-2002-2332 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Opera browser by sending a crafted IMG tag with large dimensions, requiring user interaction to view the content.
- 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-2002-2332?
CVE-2002-2332 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2007. 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
Buffer overflow in Opera 6.01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IMG tag with large width and height attributes.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2332?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opera Software Opera Web Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2332?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2332 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-2002-2332 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2332 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2002-0783 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2002-0243 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2001-1491 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-p66f-w4wx-5w76.