CVE-2008-4695: Infoleak

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2008-4695?

CVE-2008-4695 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2008-4695?

To fix CVE-2008-4695, upgrade your Opera browser to version 9.60 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.

Q: What type of vulnerability is CVE-2008-4695?

CVE-2008-4695 is a vulnerability related to information disclosure through caching of Java applets.

Q: Which versions of Opera are affected by CVE-2008-4695?

CVE-2008-4695 affects multiple versions of Opera prior to 9.60, including versions 5.0 to 9.52.

Q: What can attackers do with CVE-2008-4695?

Attackers can exploit CVE-2008-4695 to execute cached Java applets, potentially leading to sensitive information being disclosed.

Published Oct 23, 2008

Updated

Opera before 9.60 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and have unspecified other impact by predicting the cache pathname of a cached Java applet and then launching this applet from the cache, leading to applet execution within the local-machine context.

Affected Software

79 affected components

Opera Opera=8.52

Opera Opera=7.50-beta_1

Opera Opera=5.10

Opera Opera=7.20

Opera Opera=7.52

Opera Opera=8.50

Opera Opera=9.26

Opera Opera=9.02

Opera Opera=7.20-beta7

Opera Opera=5.02

Opera Opera=8.53

Opera Opera=7.53

Opera Opera=9.50-beta_1

Opera Opera=6.1

Opera Opera=6.12

Opera Opera=7.54-update_2

Opera Opera=9.27

Opera Opera=5.12

Opera Opera=9.52

Opera Opera=7.22

Opera Opera=5.0-beta_2

Opera Opera<=9.60

Opera Opera=7.50

Opera Opera=5.0-beta_3

Opera Opera=8.0-beta_3

Opera Opera=5.0-beta_7

Opera Opera=7.0

Opera Opera=8.0

Opera Opera=8.01

Opera Opera=8.54

Opera Opera=6.03

Opera Opera=8.51

Opera Opera=9.24

Opera Opera=6.06

Opera Opera=7.0-beta_1v2

Opera Opera=7.03

Opera Opera=7.0-beta_1

Opera Opera=9.01

Opera Opera=5.0

Opera Opera=9.0-beta_2

Opera Opera=6.0-beta_3

Opera Opera=6.11

Opera Opera=6.02

Opera Opera=9.23

Opera Opera=6.0

Opera Opera=9.22

Opera Opera=6.01

Opera Opera=9.0-beta_1

Opera Opera=7.10

Opera Opera=5.0-beta_4

Opera Opera=9.50-beta_2

Opera Opera=9.20

Opera Opera=6.0-beta_1

Opera Opera=7.54-update_1

Opera Opera=8.0-beta_2

Opera Opera=7.23

Opera Opera=5.11

Opera Opera=5.0-beta_6

Opera Opera=9.25

Opera Opera=6.04

Opera Opera=6.05

Opera Opera=6.0-beta_2

Opera Opera=9.0

Opera Opera=7.01

Opera Opera=7.51

Opera Opera=8.0-beta_1

Opera Opera=9.10

Opera Opera=7.54

Opera Opera=7.11

Opera Opera=7.02

Opera Opera=5.0-beta_5

Opera Opera=7.21

Opera Opera=9.20-beta_1

Opera Opera=9.21

Opera Opera=9.51

Opera Opera=8.02

Opera Opera=7.0-beta_2

Opera Opera=5.0-beta_8

Opera Opera=9.50

Event History

Oct 23, 2008

CVE Published

via MITRE·09:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·09:00 PM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4695?

CVE-2008-4695 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for unauthorized access to sensitive information.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4695?

To fix CVE-2008-4695, upgrade your Opera browser to version 9.60 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2008-4695?