VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-0456
Opera 7.54 and earlier does not properly validate base64 encoded binary data in a data: (RFC 2397) URL, which causes the URL to be obscured in a download dialog, which may allow remote attackers to trick users into executing arbitrary code.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Opera 7.54 and earlier does not properly validate base64 encoded binary data in a data: (RFC 2397) URL, which causes the URL to be obscured in a download dialog, which may allow remote attackers to trick users into executing arbitrary code.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.40% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- opera/opera browser
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13818/Broken Link, Patch
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/882926Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_31_opera.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u2/Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18867Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13818/Broken Link, Patch
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/882926Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_31_opera.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u2/Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18867Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.