CVE-2008-5679

Published: Dec 19, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-399

NVD MITRE

9.3CVSSCRITICAL

EPSS Score

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 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

opera opera

Desktop App

Consumer Software / browser

n/a n/a

operacommercialNOConsumer Softwareaka opera software, opera software as

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/34294

secunia.com

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml

security.gentoo.org

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4791

securityreason.com

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Timeline

Published

Dec 19, 2008

Last Updated

Apr 23, 2026

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