CVE-2012-6470

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 2, 2013
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-6470: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix