Opera Web Browser 7.10/7.11 news: Scheme denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Opera Web Browser 7.10/7.11 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component news: Scheme Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Opera Web Browser 7.10/7.11 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown part of the component news: Scheme Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was disclosed 04/24/2003 by David F. Madrid. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14249 (Opera < 7.20 news URL Handling DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (14249), SecurityFocus (BID 7430†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5130†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Web Browser

Vendor

• Opera

Name

• Web Browser

Version

• 7.10
• 7.11

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.opera.com/

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 14249
Nessus Name: Opera < 7.20 news URL Handling DoS
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

04/24/2003 🔍
04/24/2003 +0 days 🔍
04/24/2003 +0 days 🔍
08/10/2004 +474 days 🔍
08/18/2004 +8 days 🔍
07/23/2016 +4357 days 🔍
04/22/2019 +1003 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Researcher: David F. Madrid
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90317
SecurityFocus: 7430 - Opera 7.10 Permanent Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5130 - DoS in Opera Web Browser via Wrong Handling of Long \x27news:\x27 URLs, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2016 23:32
Updated: 04/22/2019 10:53
Changes: 07/23/2016 23:32 (36), 04/22/2019 10:53 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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