Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 9.62 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file:// URI.
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.
- Published
- Nov 20, 2008
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 31.5% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
46
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 9 / 30 · 31.5%
Affected systems
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- opera opera9.62
Same product
opera: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2008-4293Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 9.52 on Windows, when registered as a protocol handler, allows remote attackers to cause a denial 41Plan
- CVE-2008-3079Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 9.51 on Windows allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.41Plan
- CVE-2008-4695Opera before 9.60 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and have unspecified other impact by predicting the cache pathname39Monitor
- CVE-2008-1761Opera before 9.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted newsfeed so39Monitor
- CVE-2008-5679The HTML parsing engine in Opera before 9.63 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted web pages that trigger an invalid38Monitor
- CVE-2008-4794Opera before 9.62 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the History Search results page, a different vulnerability than 38Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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Exploit status
Proof of concept available
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Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2008-11-17 |
Research context
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Timeline
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- First PoC-3 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+6523 d
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Patch and commit links
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Credits
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
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Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0110.html
- osvdb.org/49882
- secunia.com/advisories/32752
- secunia.com/advisories/34294
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml
- www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3183
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46653
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7135
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.