CVE-2004-1810: Medium severity opera Opera Browser vulnerability
Published Dec 31, 2004
·Updated
The Javascript engine in Opera 7.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating a new Array object with a large size value, then writing into that array.
Affected Software
1 affected component
opera Opera Browser<=7.23
Event History
Dec 31, 2004
CVE Published
05:00 AM
May 10, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2004-1810?
CVE-2004-1810 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
2
How does CVE-2004-1810 affect the Opera browser?
CVE-2004-1810 allows remote attackers to crash the Opera browser by exploiting its Javascript engine.
3
Is CVE-2004-1810 present in newer versions of Opera?
CVE-2004-1810 affects Opera versions up to and including 7.23.
4
What is the exploit method for CVE-2004-1810?
Attackers trigger CVE-2004-1810 by creating a new Array object with a large size value.
5
Can users protect themselves from CVE-2004-1810?
The best protection against CVE-2004-1810 is to upgrade to a version of Opera that is not vulnerable.