CVE-2008-3078
Opera before 9.51 does not properly manage memory within functions supporting the CANVAS element,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3078- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3068 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3068- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5hrf-r266-wmhh No score
Opera before 9.51 does not properly manage memory within functions supporting the CANVAS element,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5hrf-r266-wmhh- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3078 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Opera Browser, published July 9, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.05%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/951
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html