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CVE-2008-5178
Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 9.62 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file:// URI. NOTE: this…
High9.3EPSS 31.5%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 31.5% · top 1.7% 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 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (10)
- 32323 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3183 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20081117 Opera 9.6x file:// overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 32752 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 7135 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- opera-filehandler-bo(46653) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 34294 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 49882 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- GLSA-200903-30 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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)
Record last updated .