Opera 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an A tag with an href attribute with a URL containing a long hostna
Opera 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an A tag with an href attribute with a URL containing a long hostname, which triggers an out-of-bounds operation.
- Published
- Jun 23, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 14.6% · 97th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Report tools
Action score
24
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 4 / 30 · 14.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| opera | opera browser | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- opera opera browser9.0
Same product
opera: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2010-1349Integer overflow in Opera 10.10 through 10.50 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large Content-Length value, which trig46Plan
- CVE-2011-2628Opera before 11.11 does not properly implement FRAMESET elements, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial 44Plan
- CVE-2012-3561Opera before 11.64 does not properly allocate memory for URL strings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a den42Plan
- CVE-2011-4684Opera before 11.60 does not properly handle certificate revocation, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors related to "corne42Plan
- CVE-2007-6521Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 9.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted TLS certificates.42Plan
- CVE-2013-3211Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 12.15 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "moderately severe issue."41Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2006-06-21 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-3 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+7404 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=144635
- securitytracker.com/id?1016359
- www.osvdb.org/27510
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437945/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438326/100/0/threaded
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2617
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27289
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.