CVE-2008-5680 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.5% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 7.51% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| opera | opera browser |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Opera 9.62 - 'file://' Local Heap Overflow | 2008-11-17 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34294
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021457
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/963/
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/920/
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498452/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498481/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498499/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498517/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498543/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021456
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34294
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021457
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/963/
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/920/
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498452/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498481/100/0/threaded
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