CVE-2009-2540 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Opera, specifically versions 9.64 and earlier. Remote attackers can exploit this by providing a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, leading to excessive memory consumption. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact, with no authentication required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.64CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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