CVE-2005-3946 json
Opera 8.50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Java applet with a large string argument to the removeMember…
published 2005-12-01 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3941
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.2%
- EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Opera 8.50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Java applet with a large string argument to the removeMember JNI method for the com.opera.JSObject class.
Exploit prediction
3.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- illegalaccess.org http://www.illegalaccess.org/exploit/opera85/OperaApplet.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15648 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418201/100/0/threaded referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
illegalaccess.org
/exploit/opera85/OperaApplet.html
broken-link, exploit
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/15648
vdb-entry, broken-link, exploit, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/418201/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, broken-link, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/418274/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, broken-link, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-3946
- NVD CVE-2005-3946
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