CVE-2009-1234
mediumpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.065 · 94 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Opera 9.64 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document containing a long series of start-tags with no corresponding end-tags. NOTE: it was later reported that 9.52 is also affected.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.9–4.3
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-8320Opera 9.64 - 7400 nested elements XML Parsing Remote Crashfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (12)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://websecurity.com.ua/3216/enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34298enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49522enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5432enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8320enisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.htmlnvd
- http://websecurity.com.ua/3216/nvd
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