CVE-2008-5680
highpriority · attend · 50EPSS 0.075 · 94 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-7135Opera 9.62 - 'file://' Local Heap Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (74)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (24)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34294enisa_euvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xmlenisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021457enisa_euvd
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/963/enisa_euvd
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/920/enisa_euvd
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498452/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498481/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
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