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    CVE-2008-5680

    Multiple buffer overflows in Opera before 9.63 might allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted text area, or allow (2) user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long host name in a file: URL. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2008-5178.

    Published:Dec 19, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 19, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.20193
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Opera
    Product
    Opera Browser

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7135

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2016-4075 (CVSS 6.1) — Opera Mini 13 and Opera Stable 36 allow remote attackers to spoof the displayed URL via a crafted HTML documen…
    CVE-2016-6908 (CVSS 6.1) — Characters from languages are such as Arabic, Hebrew are displayed from RTL (Right To Left) order in Opera 37.…
    CVE-2015-8960 (CVSS 8.1) — The TLS protocol 1.2 and earlier supports the rsa_fixed_dh, dss_fixed_dh, rsa_fixed_ecdh, and ecdsa_fixed_ecdh…
    CVE-2016-7153 (CVSS 5.3) — The HTTP/2 protocol does not consider the role of the TCP congestion window in providing information about con…
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    CVE-2014-1870 (CVSS 4.3) — Opera before 19 on Mac OS X allows user-assisted remote attackers to spoof the address bar via vectors involvi…
    CVE-2014-0815 (CVSS 4.3) — The intent: URL implementation in Opera before 18 on Android allows attackers to read local files by leveragin…
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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/34294
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1021457
    http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/963/
    http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/920/
    http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498452/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498481/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498499/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498517/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498543/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021456
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34294
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1021457
    http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/963/
    http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/920/
    http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498452/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498481/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498499/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498517/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498543/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021456

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High