CVE-2005-4210 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Opera versions prior to 8.51 on Windows systems with an Input Method Editor (IME) installed. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into bookmarking a site with an excessively long title, leading to a persistent application crash. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, readily available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.51CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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