CVE-2005-4210

Public Exploit

Description

Opera before 8.51, when running on Windows with Input Method Editor (IME) installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent application crash) by bookmarking a site with a long title.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.03% Top 15%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2846	vdb entry broken link
http://www.osvdb.org/21641	vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17963	exploit third party advisory patch broken link
http://www.opera.com/support/search/supsearch.dml?index=821	broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15813	patch vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23549	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4210?: CVE-2005-4210 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4210?: To fix CVE-2005-4210, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-4210 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4210 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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