CVE-2010-1989

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Published May 20, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Opera 9.52 executes a mail application in situations where an IMG element has a SRC attribute that is a redirect to a mailto: URL, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive application launches) via an HTML document with many images, a related issue to CVE-2010-0181.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-2008	Opera 9.52 executes a mail application in situations where an IMG element has a SRC attribute that is a redirect to a mailto: URL, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive application launches) via an HTML document with many images, a related issue to CVE-2010-0181.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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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: 2.3% (2.255% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://websecurity.com.ua/4206/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511327/100/0/threaded
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11664

History

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Subscriptions

Opera Opera Browser

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:17 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 20, 2010, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:17 AM
Reserved: May 20, 2010, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:19 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 20, 2010, 5:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:19 PM

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