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CVE-2008-1761

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1761 describes a critical denial-of-service and potential arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting Opera versions prior to 9.27. This flaw is triggered by an invalid memory access when processing a specially crafted newsfeed source. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.02CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0756 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00007.html
secunia.com / advisories/29662
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29679
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29735
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200804-14.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41625
opera.com / docs/changelogs/linux/927
Patch
opera.com / support/search/view/881
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/28585
ExploitPatch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1084/references