CVE-2008-5282
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in W3C Amaya Web Browser 10.0.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a link with…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 17.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in W3C Amaya Web Browser 10.0.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a link with a long HREF attribute, and (2) a DIV tag with a long id attribute.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB2 entries
- W3C Amaya 10.1 Web Browser - URL Bar Remote Stack Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7209dos, windowspublished 24 Nov 2008Verified
- W3C Amaya 10.1 Web Browser - 'id' Remote Stack Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7213dos, windowspublished 24 Nov 2008Verified
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Timeline
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By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 17.6% · top 2.8% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
10
- http://www.bmgsec.com.au/advisory/40/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20081124 Amaya (id) Remote Stack Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 32442 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 4657 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 50282 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 50283 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20081124 Amaya (URL Bar) Remote Stack Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 32848 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3255 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.bmgsec.com.au/advisory/41/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-5259 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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