CVE-2009-2540 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Opera, possibly 9.64 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.

Published: 2009-07-20

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

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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.

The EPSS score is 0.01319.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9160
http://www.g-sec.lu/one-bug-to-rule-them-all.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504969/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504988/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504989/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505006/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52874
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5957

History

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Subscriptions

Opera Opera Browser

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-07-20T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:52:15.251Z

Reserved: 2009-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2540

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-07-20T18:30:01.233

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-2540

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-770

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