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CVE-2008-4197

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2008-08-25	opera -- multiple vulnerabilities

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CVE-2008-4197 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2008-4197
Phase	Assigned(20080923)

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.

References

Source	Reference
MLIST	[oss-security] 20080919 CVE request: Opera < 9.52 multiple vulnerabilities
MLIST	[oss-security] 20080923 Re: CVE request: Opera < 9.52 multiple vulnerabilities
CONFIRM	http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235298
CONFIRM	http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/952/
CONFIRM	http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/952/
CONFIRM	http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/952/
CONFIRM	http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/952/
CONFIRM	http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/894/
GENTOO	GLSA-200811-01
BID	30768
SECTRACK	1020720
SECUNIA	32538
SECUNIA	31549
VUPEN	ADV-2008-2416
XF	opera-shortcuts-code-execution(44552)