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CVE-2008-3078
Opera before 9.51 does not properly manage memory within functions supporting the CANVAS element, which allows remote attackers to read…
High7.8EPSS 3.1%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
Description
Opera before 9.51 does not properly manage memory within functions supporting the CANVAS element, which allows remote attackers to read uninitialized memory contents by using JavaScript to read a canvas image.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/951/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/951/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/951/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/951/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/951/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 30935 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30068 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- opera-canvas-information-disclosure(43575) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1997 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/887/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 31339 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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