CVE-2008-5178 (GCVE-0-2008-5178)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-20 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:40
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
10 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32323 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3183 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/20… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32752 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7135 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34294 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://osvdb.org/49882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
| http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2008-11-17 00:00
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