CVE-2006-3198

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-06-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-190

Description

Integer overflow in Opera 8.54 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JPEG image with large height and width values, which causes less memory to be allocated than intended.

Affected products

Opera Browser: through 8.5.4

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20787
http://secunia.com/advisories/20897
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1133
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016362
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_opera.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438074/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18594
http://www.vigilantminds.com/advi_detail.php?id=45
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2491
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27318
http://secunia.com/advisories/20787
http://secunia.com/advisories/20897

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