CVE-2008-3078

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-07-09 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Opera before 9.51 does not properly manage memory within functions supporting the CANVAS element, which allows remote attackers to read uninitialized memory contents by using JavaScript to read a canvas image.

Affected products

Opera Browser: through 9.50; 1.00, 2.00, 2.10, 2.10-beta1, 2.10-beta2, 2.10-beta3 (+101)

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30935
http://secunia.com/advisories/31339
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/951/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/951/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/951/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/951/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/951/
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/887/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30068
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1997/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43575

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