Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 6.05 through 7.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a filename with a long extension.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Opera 6.0.x/7.0 - Long File Name Remote Heap Corruption EDB-22550 · dos · Apr 28, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20030427 [Opera 7/6] Long File Extension Heap Buffer Overrun Vulnerability in Download. mailing-list
- 7450 vdb-entry
- opera-file-extension-bo(11894) vdb-entry