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Opera <= 8.50 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 800831

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Description

The remote host is using a version of Opera that is vulnerable to a number of remote Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. An attacker exploiting these flaws would need to be able to convince a user to browse to a malicious URI. Successful exploitation would result in the browser crashing.

Solution

Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.

See Also

http://.opera.com

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 800831

Family: Web Clients

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3946

BID: 15648