Description
Opera 8.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via (1) a crafted HTML file with a "content: url(0);" style attribute, a "bodyA" tag, a long string, and a "u" tag with a long attribute, as demonstrated by opera.html; and (2) a BGSOUND element with a "margin:-99;" STYLE attribute.
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 2
- Opera 8.02 - Remote Denial of Service (1) EDB-1254 · dos · Oct 16, 2005 · verified
- Opera 8.02 - Remote Denial of Service (2) EDB-1255 · dos · Oct 16, 2005 · verified
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