VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5679
The HTML parsing engine in Opera before 9.63 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted web pages that trigger an invalid pointer calculation and heap corruption.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 3.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The HTML parsing engine in Opera before 9.63 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted web pages that trigger an invalid pointer calculation and heap corruption.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.27% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- opera/opera
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34294
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4791
- http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_opera_html_parsing_code_execution.php
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/963/
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/921/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499315/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021460
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34294
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4791
- http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_opera_html_parsing_code_execution.php
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/963/
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/921/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499315/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021460
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.