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

CVE-2007-2809

High
9.3/10

Summary

Buffer overflow in the transfer manager in Opera before 9.21 for Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted torrent file. NOTE: due to the lack of details, it is not clear if this is the same issue as CVE-2007-2274.

  • 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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