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

CVE-2003-1388

High
9.3/10

Summary

Buffer overflow in Opera 7.02 Build 2668 allows remote attackers to crash Opera via a long HTTP request ending in a .ZIP extension.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE

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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