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CVE-2008-4197
Opera before 9.52 on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris, when processing custom shortcut and menu commands, can produce argument strings…
High8.8EPSS 6.3%
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- mitre
Description
Opera before 9.52 on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris, when processing custom shortcut and menu commands, can produce argument strings that contain uninitialized memory, which might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or conduct other attacks via vectors related to activation of a shortcut.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.3% · top 6.4% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (15)
- ADV-2008-2416 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 32538 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- opera-shortcuts-code-execution(44552) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/952/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1020720 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 30768 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/952/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/952/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080923 Re: CVE request: Opera < 9.52 multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080919 CVE request: Opera < 9.52 multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 31549 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235298 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/952/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/894/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200811-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_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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