Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 20, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-5178
CVE-2008-5178
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
10- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32323nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/32752nvdVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0110.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/49882nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34294nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xmlnvd
- www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3183nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46653nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7135nvd
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