CVE-2008-5178 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2008-11-20

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 38.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.38814.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0110.html
http://osvdb.org/49882
http://secunia.com/advisories/32752
http://secunia.com/advisories/34294
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32323
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3183
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46653
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7135

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Opera Opera

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-20T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:17.269Z

Reserved: 2008-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5178

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-20T15:30:00.343

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5178

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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