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Opera web browser news url denial of service vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Windows
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
18 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host is using Opera - an alternative web browser. This version reportedly occurs when processing a 'news:' URL of excessive length, that may result in a denial of service. It has been reported that this issue will trigger a condition that will prevent Opera from functioning until the program has been reinstalled.
Solution
Solution
Install Opera 7.20 or newer.