CVE-2001-1245 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Opera 5.0 for Linux does not properly handle malformed HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, possibly with a header whose value is the same as a MIME header name.

Published: 2002-05-03

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.4% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:5.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1226	Opera 5.0 for Linux does not properly handle malformed HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, possibly with a header whose value is the same as a MIME header name.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02442.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196980
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6838.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3012

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Opera Software Opera Web Browser

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-05-03T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:51:08.171Z

Reserved: 2002-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-1245

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-07-09T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:55:53.183

Link: CVE-2001-1245

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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