Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 20, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

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.

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Affected products

Opera/Opera2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 9.62

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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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