CVE-2009-2577: Medium severity opera vulnerability
Published Jul 22, 2009
·Updated
Opera 9.52 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption, and application hang) via a long Unicode string argument to the write method, a related issue to CVE-2009-2479.
Affected Software
23 affected components
opera Opera Browser=7.23
opera Opera Browser=9.02
opera Opera Browser=7.53
opera Opera Browser=8.50
opera Opera Browser=9.51
opera Opera Browser=8.53
opera Opera Browser=9.12
opera Opera Browser=8.0
opera Opera Browser<=9.52
opera Opera Browser=8.54
opera Opera Browser=8.02
opera Opera Browser=9.20
opera Opera Browser=9.21
opera Opera Browser=8.51
opera Opera Browser=7.60
opera Opera Browser=7.54
opera Opera Browser=9.22
opera Opera Browser=9.01
opera Opera Browser=9.0
opera Opera Browser=9.10
opera Opera Browser=8.52
opera Opera Browser=8.01
opera Opera Browser=7.0
Event History
Jul 22, 2009
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2009-2577?
CVE-2009-2577 is considered a denial of service vulnerability due to high CPU and memory consumption.
2
How do I fix CVE-2009-2577?
To mitigate CVE-2009-2577, upgrade to a version of the Opera browser later than 9.52.
3
What versions of Opera are affected by CVE-2009-2577?
CVE-2009-2577 affects Opera versions 9.52 and earlier.
4
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2009-2577?
CVE-2009-2577 is a denial of service vulnerability.
5
Can CVE-2009-2577 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2009-2577 can be exploited remotely through a long Unicode string passed to the write method.