CVE-2008-4197

HIGH

Opera < 9.52 - Remote Code Execution via Uninitialized Memory in Custom Shortcut Commands

Title source: llm

Description

Opera before 9.52 on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris, when processing custom shortcut and menu commands, can produce argument strings that contain uninitialized memory, which might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or conduct other attacks via vectors related to activation of a shortcut.

References (15)

Core 15

Core References

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2416

Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32538

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44552

Broken Link x_refsource_confirm

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/952/

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020720

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30768

Broken Link x_refsource_confirm

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/952/

Broken Link x_refsource_confirm

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/952/

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/4

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/19/2

Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31549

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235298

Broken Link x_refsource_confirm

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/952/

Broken Link x_refsource_confirm

http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/894/

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0508

EPSS Percentile 89.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-908

Status published

Products (1)

opera/opera_browser < 9.52

Published Sep 27, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026