CVE-2003-1397

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Published Oct 19, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 6.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The PluginContext object of Opera 6.05 and 7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request containing a long string that gets passed to the ShowDocument method.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.05:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:beta1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:beta1_v2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:beta2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.01:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-1387	The PluginContext object of Opera 6.05 and 7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request containing a long string that gets passed to the ShowDocument method.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 6.1% (6.123% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3255
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311214
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6814
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11280

History

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Subscriptions

Opera Opera Browser

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 19, 2007, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:28 AM
Reserved: Oct 18, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:04 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:04 PM

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