What is CVE-2012-6470?

CVE-2012-6470 is a vulnerability in Opera Opera_browser, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2013-01-02.

Is CVE-2012-6470 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Opera Opera_browser

CVE-2012-6470

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.078 (93.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Opera Opera_browser — versions 1.00, 2.00, 2.10
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6470?: CVE-2012-6470 is a vulnerability in Opera Opera_browser, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2013-01-02.
Is CVE-2012-6470 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.