CVE-2008-5680 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Opera versions prior to 9.63. These flaws could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted text area, or user-assisted remote attackers to achieve the same via a long hostname in a file: URL. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a local heap overflow exploit for Opera 9.62 exists on ExploitDB, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.62CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:2.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:2.10:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.