| VID |
28644 |
| Severity |
20 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
The Opera Web browser, according to its version number, has a denial of service vulnerability in the processing of the 'embed' tag. Opera is a Web browser, developed by Opera Software, for multiple operating systems. Opera version 7.23 build 3227 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability in the processing of the 'embed' tag. A remote attacker could create a hostile HTML containing an embedded 'CCCC' object with an empty 'src' tag in it that, when loaded by the target user, will cause the target user's browser to crash.
* Note: This check requires an account with administrative privileges which can log into the host to scan. Absence of these condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts.
* References:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-09/0011.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Sep/1011142.html
* Platforms Affected:
Opera Software, Opera 7.23 build 3227
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of Opera (7.54 or later), available from the Opera Web site at http://www.opera.com/download/ |
| Related URL |
(CVE) |
| Related URL |
11090 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
17215 (ISS) |
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