CVE-2012-3567 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Opera browser via malicious IFRAME elements, 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-2012-3567?
CVE-2012-3567 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Opera Opera Browser, published on 14 Jun 2012. 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 before 12.00 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application hang) via an IFRAME element that uses the src="#" syntax to embed a parent document.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3567?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opera Opera Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3567?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3567 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-2012-3567 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3567 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-62v9-8446-g2pq.