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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2008-6005 json

Multiple buffer overflows in the CheckUniqueName function in W3C Amaya Web Browser 10.0.1, and possibly other versions including 11.0.1, mi…

published 2009-01-28 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5975

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.6%
EPSS 4.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the CheckUniqueName function in W3C Amaya Web Browser 10.0.1, and possibly other versions including 11.0.1, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "duplicated" attribute value inputs.

Exploit prediction

4.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.debian.org http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507587#15 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.