CVE-2009-2540 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory consumption by exploiting a large integer value in the Select object length property.
- 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-2009-2540?
CVE-2009-2540 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 20 Jul 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, possibly 9.64 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2540?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opera Opera Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2540 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-2009-2540 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-whgj-f82x-p3xc.