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CVE-2008-56801 exploit

Multiple buffer overflows in Opera before 9.63 might allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted text area, or allow…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.5%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Multiple buffer overflows in Opera before 9.63 might allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted text area, or allow (2) user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long host name in a file: URL. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2008-5178.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% 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

  • opera.com /support/kb/view/920/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/498517/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1021456 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/498481/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/498452/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • opera.com /docs/changelogs/linux/963/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/498499/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1021457 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/34294 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/498543/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, 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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