| VID |
28646 |
| Severity |
20 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
The Opera Web browser, according to its version number, has a JavaScript denial of service vulnerability. Opera is a Web browser, developed by Opera Software, for multiple operating systems. Opera versions 7.23 and possibly other versions running on Microsoft Windows are vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability in the processing of a specific JavaScript command. A remote attacker could create a hostile HTML containing the getElementsByTagName method and malicious JavaScript 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/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0923.html
* Platforms Affected:
Opera Software, Opera 7.23 and earlier
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 |
10997 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
17092 (ISS) |
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