Opera Web Browser Malformed Header Vulnerabilty

BID:3012

Info

Opera Web Browser Malformed Header Vulnerabilty

Bugtraq ID: 3012
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2001-1245
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 11 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 06:56AM
Credit: This vulnerability was discovered by Melih SARICA <[email protected]> on July 9th, 2001.
Vulnerable: Opera Software Opera Web Browser 5.0 Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Opera Web Browser Malformed Header Vulnerabilty

Opera is a freely available web browser with support for multiple platforms.

Opera has difficulties handling broken headers, which can be exploited by malicious webmasters with the effect of causing the vulnerable browser to crash.

Solution / Fix

Opera Web Browser Malformed Header Vulnerabilty

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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Opera Web Browser Malformed Header Vulnerabilty

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