CVE-2003-1396

CVE-2003-1396 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Opera versions 6.05 through 7.10, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is exploited by providing a filename with an excessively long extension. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and can lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an exploit demonstrating remote heap corruption is available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.