Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 9.0 and 9.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in a tag (long link addres
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 92.1% of all records.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 9.0 and 9.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in a tag (long link address).
- Published
- Oct 17, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.9% · 92th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.9%
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| 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
- opera opera browser9.01
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
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2006-3353Jul 5, 2006 · Opera 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted web page that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, re23Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2006-3945Jul 31, 2006 · The CSS functionality in Opera 9 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the background pr21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2007-0126Jan 8, 2007 · Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 9.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JPEG file with an invalid number of index b40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
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
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- High
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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- secunia.com/advisories/22218
- secunia.com/advisories/22509
- securitytracker.com/id?1017080
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/484380
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_61_opera.html
- www.opera.com/support/search/supsearch.dml?index=848
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20591
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4066
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29632
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.