CVE-2008-4197

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-09-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-908

Description

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.

Affected products

Opera Browser: before 9.52 — fixed in 9.52

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Opera Browser 9.52. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235298
http://secunia.com/advisories/31549
http://secunia.com/advisories/32538
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-01.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/19/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/4
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/952/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/952/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/952/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/952/
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/894/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30768

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