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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800550
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Opera Web Browser XML Denial Of Service Vulnerability - Windows
Summary:Opera Web Browser is prone to XML Denial of Service vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Opera Web Browser is prone to XML Denial of Service vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
This flaw is due to improper boundary check while parsing XML
documents containing an overly large number of nested elements.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will let the attacker craft a malicious XML page
and cause denial of service by persuading the user to open the malicious
arbitrary page.

Affected Software/OS:
Opera version 9.64 and prior on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to Opera version 10.00 or later.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1234
BugTraq ID: 34298
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34298
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8320
http://websecurity.com.ua/3216/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5432
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:015 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
XForce ISS Database: opera-xml-dos(49522)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49522
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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