PT-2001-2377 · Opera · Opera

Published 2001-07-09 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2001-1245

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Opera version 5.0 for Linux

Description The issue arises from the improper handling of malformed HTTP headers, which can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service. This can potentially occur when a header's value matches a MIME header name.

Recommendations For Opera version 5.0 for Linux, update to a newer version that properly handles HTTP headers to prevent the denial of service.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1245

Affected Products

Opera

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1245 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3012 · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/6838.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196980 · Note