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CVE-2008-4197

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4197 describes a vulnerability in Opera versions prior to 9.52 on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or conduct other attacks due to uninitialized memory in argument strings generated when processing custom shortcut and menu commands. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk with a network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 9.52CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0634 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
secunia.com / advisories/31549
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32538
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/44552
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/09/19/2
Mailing List
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/4
Mailing List
opera.com / docs/changelogs/freebsd/952
Broken Link
opera.com / docs/changelogs/linux/952
Broken Link
opera.com / docs/changelogs/solaris/952
Broken Link
opera.com / docs/changelogs/windows/952
Broken Link
opera.com / support/search/view/894
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/30768
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2416
Broken Link