CVE-2011-4685
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDragonfly in Opera before 11.60 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified content on a web page, as demonstrated by forbes.com.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe vulnerability exists in Opera's built-in Dragonfly developer tools before version 11.60. When a user visits a maliciously crafted webpage (as demonstrated on forbes.com), the Dragonfly component processes unspecified content that triggers an application crash, causing a denial of service.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 11.60= 5.0= 5.02= 5.10= 5.11= 5.12= 6.0= 6.1= 6.01= 6.02= 6.03= 6.04CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Opera browser installationSearch for opera.exe in common installation directories such as C:\Program Files\Opera or C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera on Windows, /Applications/Opera.app on macOS, or /usr/bin/opera on Linux. Use commands like 'where opera' (Windows), 'mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier == com.opera.Opera' (macOS), or 'which opera' (Linux).Affected if Opera browser is found installed on the system
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Determine installed Opera versionRun Opera with version flags or check file properties. On Windows, right-click opera.exe and select Properties > Details to view File Version. From command line, run 'opera --version' or check Help > About Opera within the browser. On Linux, run 'opera -version'.Affected if The displayed version number matches any of the following: 5.0, 5.02, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 6.0, 6.1, 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04, or any version 11.60 and below
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Confirm Dragonfly component presenceDragonfly is built into Opera and is accessible via Tools > Advanced > Dragonfly, or by pressing Ctrl+Shift+I (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Opt+I (macOS) while Opera is running. Attempt to access this developer tool to verify it exists.Affected if Dragonfly is present and accessible in the Opera installation, which is the case for all versions listed in the affected range
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Identify if Dragonfly was auto-launched or enabledReview Opera's configuration for automatic developer tool activation. Check opera:config for DeveloperToolsEnabled or similar settings. On affected versions, Dragonfly may be triggered automatically when visiting certain pages.Affected if Opera is configured to allow developer tool access or Dragonfly auto-initialization, which is the default behavior in vulnerable versions
A user is affected if Opera browser is installed with any version from 5.0 to 6.04, or version 11.60 and below, and the Dragonfly developer tool component is present and accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataUpgrade Opera to version 11.60 or later to patch the Dragonfly component, or use an alternative browser if Opera 11.x is required.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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