CVE-2007-6524

Opera before 9.25 allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive memory contents via a crafted bitmap (BMP) file, as demonstrated using a CANVAS element and JavaScript in an HTML document for copying these contents from 9.50 beta, a related issue to CVE-2008-0420.

Published: 2007-12-24 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-6524 is rated Moderate Risk (60.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.31%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.01% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6524

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.30% 2.31% +1.01%
2 2026-03-10 1.21% 1.30% +0.08%
3 2026-01-18 1.21%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-6524

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-6524

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-6524

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2007-6524: 1 GLSA(s) (200712-22), 1 atom(s) (www-client/opera); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-6524
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-6524 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (opera), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): DNE 2, ignored 2, not-affected 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-6524

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-6524

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
opera opera_browser <= 9.24 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.02 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.10 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.11 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 5.12 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.0:tp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.0:tp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.0:tp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.01 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.02 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.03 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.04 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.05 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.06 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.11 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 6.12 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:beta1_v2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.01 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.02 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.03 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.10 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.10 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.10:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.11 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.11 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.11:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.20 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.20 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.20:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.21 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.22 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.23 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.50 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.50 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.50:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.51 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.52 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.53 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.54 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.54 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.54:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.54 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.54:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 7.60 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:7.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.01 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.02 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.50 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.51 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.52 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.53 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 8.54 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.01 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.02 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.10 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.12 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.20 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.20 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.20:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.21 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.22 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opera opera_browser 9.23 cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:9.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-6524

URL Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202770
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/42691
http://secunia.com/advisories/28169 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28290 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28314 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-22.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019435
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/925/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/925/ Patch
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/876/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488264/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26937
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019131
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4261 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=408076
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39163
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