CVE-2008-5178

N/A Unknown

Published: November 20, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0110.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/49882

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32752

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34294

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32323

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3183

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46653

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0110.html