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Critical
CVE-2008-5178
Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 9.62 on Windows allows remote...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32323
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3183
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0110.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32752
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7135
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46653
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34294
- http://osvdb.org/49882
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/
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Vulnerable Versions:
9.62
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 20th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.