CVE-2003-1397 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.1% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The PluginContext object of Opera 6.05 and 7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request containing a long string that gets passed to the ShowDocument method.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.12% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| opera | opera browser |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Opera 6.0/7.0 - opera.PluginContext Native Method Denial of Service | 2003-01-13 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3255
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6814
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11280
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3255
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6814
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11280
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