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CVE-2008-4293

Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 9.52 on Windows, when registered as a protocol handler,...

10.0 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

4.55%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

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.

Record
CVE-2008-4293
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-4293
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4276 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-4276
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6q28-5xfg-cr7c No score

Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 9.52 on Windows, when registered as a protocol handler,...

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.

Record
GHSA-6q28-5xfg-cr7c
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4293 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Opera, published September 27, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.55%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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