CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-4197
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-09-27
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-908
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.
Affected configurations
• opera opera browser (< 9.52)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource weakness
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235298 Issue Tracking
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31549 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32538 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/19/2 Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/4 Mailing List
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/952/ Broken Link
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/952/ Broken Link
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/952/ Broken Link
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/952/ Broken Link
- http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/894/ Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30768 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020720 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2416 Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44552 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235298 Issue Tracking
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31549 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32538 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/19/2 Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/4 Mailing List
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/952/ Broken Link
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/952/ Broken Link
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/952/ Broken Link
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/952/ Broken Link
- http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/894/ Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30768 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020720 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2416 Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44552 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry