Opera < 7.24 getElementsByTagName JavaScript Method DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14336

Synopsis

The remote host has an application that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The version of Opera installed on the remote host is vulnerable to a remote denial of service. An attacker may cause the browser to crash by crafting a rogue HTML page containing a specific JavaScript command.

Solution

Install Opera 7.24 or newer.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14336

File Name: opera_javascript_dos.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/22/2004

Updated: 8/8/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser

Required KB Items: SMB/Opera/Version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/21/2004

Reference Information

BID: 10997