CVE-2009-2540

Public Exploit

Description

Opera, possibly 9.64 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.32% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.g-sec.lu/one-bug-to-rule-them-all.html broken link exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504988/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5957 vdb entry signature broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52874 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505006/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9160 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504969/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504989/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2540?
CVE-2009-2540 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2540?
To fix CVE-2009-2540, 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-2009-2540 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2540 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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