Summary
The host is installed with Opera Web Browser and is prone to Select Object Denial of Service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will let the attacker crash the browser leading to Denial of Service.
Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to opera version 10 beta 1 or later,
For updates refer to http://www.opera.com/download
Insight
This flaw is due to improper boundary check while passing data into the select() method and can be exploited by passing a large integer value resulting in memory exhaustion.
Affected
Opera version 9.64 and prior on Windows
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-1692, CVE-2009-2540 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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