National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4197

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: XF

Name: opera-shortcuts-code-execution(44552)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44552

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-2416

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

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1020720

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

External Source: BID

Name: 30768

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

External Source: CONFIRM

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

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

External Source: CONFIRM

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

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

External Source: CONFIRM

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

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

External Source: CONFIRM

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

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

External Source: CONFIRM

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

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

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20080923 Re: CVE request: Opera < 9.52 multiple vulnerabilities

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

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20080919 CVE request: Opera < 9.52 multiple vulnerabilities

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

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200811-01

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

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32538

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32538

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 31549

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31549

External Source: CONFIRM

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

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