CVE-2012-6470
highpriority · attend · 50EPSS 0.078 · 95 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Opera before 12.12 does not properly allocate memory for GIF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) via a malformed image.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-23107Opera Web Browser 12.11 - Crash (PoC)functional · exploit_db
affected products (109)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.opera.com/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unified/1212/cnnvd
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1038/cnnvd
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unified/1212/enisa_euvd
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1038/enisa_euvd
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unified/1212/nvd
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/1038/Vendor Advisorynvd
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