CVE-2005-4210

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Published Dec 13, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Opera before 8.51, when running on Windows with Input Method Editor (IME) installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent application crash) by bookmarking a site with a long title.

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-4205	Opera before 8.51, when running on Windows with Input Method Editor (IME) installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent application crash) by bookmarking a site with a long title.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.3% (3.284% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/17963
http://www.opera.com/support/search/supsearch.dml?index=821
http://www.osvdb.org/21641
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15813
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2846
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23549

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Opera Opera Browser

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:38 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 13, 2005, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:38 PM
Reserved: Dec 13, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:18 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 13, 2005, 11:03 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:18 PM

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