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CVE-2008-5178in critical feed1 exploit

Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 9.62 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file:// URI.

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
31.5%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 9.62 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file:// URI. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2008-5680.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

31.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-7135 Opera 9.62 - 'file://' Local Heap Overflow · local · 2008-11-17

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/32323 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/3183 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0110.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32752 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/7135 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/46653 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/34294 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /49882 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • opera.com /support/kb/view/922/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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