CVE-2008-5178 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 31.5% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 31.51% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows |
| opera | opera |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Opera 9.62 - 'file://' Local Heap Overflow | 2008-11-17 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0110.html
- http://osvdb.org/49882
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34294
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32323
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3183
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46653
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7135
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0110.html
- http://osvdb.org/49882
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34294
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32323
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3183
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46653
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7135
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