CVE-2009-3831 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Opera before 10.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted domain name.

Published: 2009-10-30

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 5.7% 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 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-3802	Opera before 10.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted domain name.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05704.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/37182
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1001/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unix/1001/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1001/
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/938/
http://www.osvdb.org/59357
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36850
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3073
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54020
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6574

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Opera Opera Browser

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-10-30T20:05:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:38:30.290Z

Reserved: 2009-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3831

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-10-30T20:30:00.437

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:12:26.193

Link: CVE-2009-3831

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write

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