CVE-2008-4293

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-09-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 9.52 on Windows, when registered as a protocol handler, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors in which Opera is launched by other applications.

Affected products

Opera Software AS Opera for Android: through 9.51; 5..10, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 (+65)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/31549
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/952/
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/892/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30768
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2416
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44547
http://secunia.com/advisories/31549
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/952/
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/892/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30768
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2416
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44547

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