PT-2008-6412 · W3C · W3C Amaya Web Browser

Published 2008-11-29 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-5282

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions W3C Amaya Web Browser version 10.0.1

Description The issue is related to multiple stack-based buffer overflows that allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved via a link with a long HREF attribute or a DIV tag with a long id attribute.

Recommendations For W3C Amaya Web Browser version 10.0.1, consider avoiding the use of long HREF attributes in links and long id attributes in DIV tags until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the handling of such attributes to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5282

Affected Products

W3C Amaya Web Browser

References · 13

• 🔥 http://bmgsec.com.au/advisory/40 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://bmgsec.com.au/advisory/41 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7209 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7213 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32848 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5282 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/498583/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4657 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3255 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32442 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/50282 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/50283 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/498578/100/0/threaded · Note