PT-2009-4942 · Opera · Opera

528-0444 + 3 · Published 2009-07-20 · Updated 2024-02-02 · CVE-2009-2540

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Opera versions 9.64 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically memory consumption, by setting a large integer value for the length property of a Select object.

Recommendations For Opera versions 9.64 and earlier, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk of denial of service attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2540

Affected Products

Opera

References · 9

• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/9160 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://g-sec.lu/one-bug-to-rule-them-all.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2540 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52874 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/505006/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/504988/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5957 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/504989/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/504969/100/0/threaded · Note