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CVE-2001-1245

Published: May 3, 2002Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.4%
Top 17.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Opera 5.0 for Linux does not properly handle malformed HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, possibly with a header whose value is the same as a MIME header name.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
opera web browseropera software
On-prem
Consumer Software / browser
opera softwarecommercialNOConsumer Softwareaka opera

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196980
online.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3012
securityfocus.com
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6838.php
iss.net

Timeline

Published
May 3, 2002
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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