CVE-2003-1397 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2007-10-19

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 6.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.05:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:beta1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:beta1_v2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:beta2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.01:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-1387	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06123.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3255
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311214
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6814
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11280

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Opera Opera Browser

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-19T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:28:02.424Z

Reserved: 2007-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-1397

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:04:05.147

Link: CVE-2003-1397

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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