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TI-2008-05168 Aliases CVE-2008-5428GHSA-wrqj-hmv6-rx3j

Opera 9.51 on Windows XP does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages…

Priority LOW 23CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Opera 9.51 on Windows XP does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages with many MIME parts and possibly (2) e-mail messages with many "Content-type: message/rfc822;" headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption or other resource consumption) via a large e-mail message, a related issue to CVE-2006-1173.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01244 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.51VulnerableOpera
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera:9.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.51 Vulnerable ·Opera
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5428
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrqj-hmv6-rx3j

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2008-04929 Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 9.62 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-04479 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Opera.dll in Opera before 9.61 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2008-04094 Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 9.52 on Windows, when registered as a protocol… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-01689 Opera before 9.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-04478 Opera before 9.60 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and have… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-02947 Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 9.51 on Windows allows attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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