9.3

CVE-2008-5178: opera

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 20-11-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5178 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in opera. EPSS estimates a 31.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
31.51%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 20-11-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

31.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 31.51% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
31.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaselocalwindowsVerified

    Opera 9.62 - 'file://' Local Heap Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Opera1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

10 links