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…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 7.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Opera 9.62 - 'file://' Local Heap Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7135local, windowspublished 17 Nov 2008Verified
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Timeline
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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 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.5% · top 5.5% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
12
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/920/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20081119 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Opera 9.6x file:// overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1021456 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20081119 Re: Opera 9.6x file:// overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20081118 Re: Re: Re: Opera 9.6x file:// overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/963/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20081119 Re: Re: Re: Re: Opera 9.6x file:// overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1021457 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 34294 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20081120 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Opera 9.6x file:// overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- GLSA-200903-30 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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-2008-5651 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2008-5680)Record last updated .