CVE-2005-4210

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-12-13 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Opera before 8.51, when running on Windows with Input Method Editor (IME) installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent application crash) by bookmarking a site with a long title.

Affected products

Opera Browser: before 8.51 — fixed in 8.51

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Opera Browser 8.51. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/17963
http://www.opera.com/support/search/supsearch.dml?index=821
http://www.osvdb.org/21641
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15813
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2846
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23549
http://secunia.com/advisories/17963
http://www.opera.com/support/search/supsearch.dml?index=821
http://www.osvdb.org/21641
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15813
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2846
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23549

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