The CSS functionality in Opera 9 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the background property of a DHTML element to a long http or https URL, which triggers memory corruption
Published Jul 31, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.92%
Description
The CSS functionality in Opera 9 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the background property of a DHTML element to a long http or https URL, which triggers memory corruption.
Affected products
No data.
- 9.0
Running on/with
- n/a
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.92% (0.02915) | 86.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02787) | 84.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.96% (0.00957) | 74.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.85% (0.00850) | 82.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00714) | 79.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2023 | 0.71% (0.00714) | 77.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00693) | 77.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-26-opera-css-background.html x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/27374 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken LinkExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2987 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27977 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-26-opera-css-background.html | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploit | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/27374 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken LinkExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2987 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27977 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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