CVE-2008-7245 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Opera browser by triggering a loop in the window.print function, rendering the browser unusable.
- 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-2008-7245?
CVE-2008-7245 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 18 Sep 2009. 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 9.52 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unusable browser) by calling the window.print function in a loop, aka a "printing DoS attack," possibly a related issue to CVE-2009-0821.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7245?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opera Opera Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2008-7245?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7245 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-2008-7245 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7245 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-526x-4gfg-f5vp.