CVE-2008-5679
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-5679 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-12-19 16:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Opera | Opera | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5..10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.0 | beta_2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.0 | beta_3 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.0 | beta_4 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.0 | beta_5 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.0 | beta_6 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.0 | beta_7 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.0 | beta_8 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.02 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 5.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 6 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 6.0 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 6.0 | beta_2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 6.0 | beta_3 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 6.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 6.02 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 6.03 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 6.04 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 6.05 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 6.06 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 6.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 6.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7 | beta_1.2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.0 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.0 | beta_1v2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.0 | beta_2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.02 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.03 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.20 | beta7 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.50 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.50 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.51 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.52 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.53 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.54 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.54 | update_1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 7.54 | update_2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 8.0 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 8.0 | beta_2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 8.0 | beta_3 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 8.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 8.02 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 8.50 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 8.51 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 8.52 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 8.53 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 8.54 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.0 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.0 | beta_2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.02 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.20 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.50 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.50 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.50 | beta_2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.51 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.52 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.60 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.60 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | 9.61 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Opera 9.63 for Linux Changelog | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.opera.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Advisory: HTML parsing flaw can cause Opera to execute arbitrary code - Opera Knowledge Base | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.opera.com | |
| Best 7 Best Internet Security Software in 2019 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.nruns.com | |
| Gentoo update for opera - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Opera HTML Parsing Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| n.runs-SA-2008.010 - Opera HTML parsing Code Execution - CXSecurity.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securityreason.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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