HIGH
Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 9.62 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file:// URI
Published Nov 20, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 31.51%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
31.51% 0.31509
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.31509
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 31.51% (0.31509) | 98.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 31.51% (0.31509) | 98.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 27.88% (0.27882) | 97.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 38.81% (0.38814) | 97.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | 45.35% (0.45354) | 97.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 46.60% (0.46597) | 97.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 26.72% (0.26720) | 94.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 46.60% (0.46597) | 97.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.59% (0.09595) | 94.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2023 | 47.35% (0.47346) | 96.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 49.71% (0.49708) | 96.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0110.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://osvdb.org/49882 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32752 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34294 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32323 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3183 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46653 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7135 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0110.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://osvdb.org/49882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32752 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34294 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32323 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3183 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46653 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7135 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 20, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 20, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5178
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a