CVE-2003-1397 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Opera browser by sending an HTTP request with a long string to the PluginContext object.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-1397?
CVE-2003-1397 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 19 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1397?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opera Opera Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1397?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1397 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-2003-1397 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1397 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Opera Opera Browser
- CVE-2013-3211 Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 12.15 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "moderately severe issue."
- CVE-2012-4145 Other in n/a
- CVE-2012-3559 Other in n/a
- CVE-2012-3561 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2011-4683 Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 11.60 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "moderately severe issue."
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qxh7-4xcw-xqvm.