CVE-2009-1234

Public Exploit

Description

Opera 9.64 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document containing a long series of start-tags with no corresponding end-tags. NOTE: it was later reported that 9.52 is also affected.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 16.57% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8320 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49522 vdb entry
http://websecurity.com.ua/3216/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34298 vdb entry exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5432 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1234?
CVE-2009-1234 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1234?
To fix CVE-2009-1234, 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-2009-1234 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1234 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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