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CVE-2008-5680
Multiple buffer overflows in Opera before 9.63 might allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted text area, or…
High9.3EPSS 7.5%
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- mitre
Description
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.
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)
- 7.5% · top 5.5% 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
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/920/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20081119 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Opera 9.6x file:// overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1021456 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20081119 Re: Opera 9.6x file:// overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20081118 Re: Re: Re: Opera 9.6x file:// overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/963/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20081119 Re: Re: Re: Re: Opera 9.6x file:// overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1021457 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 34294 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20081120 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Opera 9.6x file:// overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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)
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