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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVE-2003-1387

High
7.5/10

Summary

Buffer overflow in Opera 6.05 and 6.06, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL with a long username.

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  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
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CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

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