CVE-2012-6470
Opera before 12.12 does not properly allocate memory for GIF images, which allows remote...
CVE-2012-6470 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Opera Browser, published January 2, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.79%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Opera before 12.12 does not properly allocate memory for GIF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) via a malformed image.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Opera before 12.12 does not properly allocate memory for GIF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) via a malformed image.
- Record
CVE-2012-6470- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Opera before 12.12 does not properly allocate memory for GIF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) via a malformed image.
- Record
CVE-2012-6470- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6323 No score
Opera before 12.12 does not properly allocate memory for GIF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) via a malformed image.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6323- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j439-6mh9-xmq2 No score
Opera before 12.12 does not properly allocate memory for GIF images, which allows remote...
Opera before 12.12 does not properly allocate memory for GIF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) via a malformed image.
- Record
GHSA-j439-6mh9-xmq2- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Opera Web Browser 12.11 - Crash (PoC) | 2012-12-03 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |