CVE-2009-1234 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Opera browser versions 9.64 and 9.52. Remote attackers can crash the application by providing an XML document with an excessive number of unclosed start-tags. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and a partial availability impact, requiring no authentication. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-8320) exists, demonstrating the feasibility of the attack. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.64CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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