CVE-2004-0473
Argument injection vulnerability in Opera before 7.50 does not properly filter "-" characters that begin a hostname in a telnet URI, which allows remote attackers to insert options to the resulting command line and overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Argument injection vulnerability in Opera before 7.50 does not properly filter "-" characters that begin a hostname in a telnet URI, which allows remote attackers to insert options to the resulting command line and overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the "-f" option on Windows XP or (2) the "-n" option on Linux.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.45% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-88
- Affected
- opera/opera browser
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-19.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010142Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=104&type=vulnerabilitiesBroken Link
- http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/750/index.dmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10341Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16139Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-19.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010142Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=104&type=vulnerabilitiesBroken Link
- http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/750/index.dmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10341Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16139Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.