THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-5282
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-5282

Amaya Web Browser vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
17.6%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in W3C Amaya Web Browser 10.0.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a link with a long HREF attribute, and (2) a DIV tag with a long id attribute.
Affected vendor
W3c
Affected product
Amaya Web Browser
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2008-11-29

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 17.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-5282

  • Confirm whether W3c Amaya Web Browser is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-5282.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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