CVE-2001-1491
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.070 · 94 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · functional
Likely / severe?
6.97% (94th) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Opera 5.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and memory leak) via a web page with a large number of images.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
5.0
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
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affected products (2)
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- opera software opera web browser= 5.1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (2)
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sources
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published 2001-12-31modified 2026-06-16
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245152enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3684enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7709enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245152nvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3684Exploitnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7709nvd
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