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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-1396 · published 31 December 2003

CVE-2003-1396: Opera browser out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Opera · Opera Browser

Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 6.05 through 7.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a filename with a long extension.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 9.1% · top 4.9% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
9.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 6.05 through 7.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a filename with a long extension.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-04/0346.html Broken LinkExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7450 Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11894 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-04/0346.html Broken LinkExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7450 Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11894 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-1396), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.