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 "-f" option on Windows XP or (2) the "-n" option on Linux.

CVSS v2.0 2.6 LOW

2.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/750/index.dml	Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-19.xml	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10341	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010142	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=104&type=vulnerabilities	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16139	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2004-07-06 21:00

Updated : 2022-02-28 09:20

NVD link : CVE-2004-0473

Mitre link : CVE-2004-0473

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-88

Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

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Products Affected

opera

opera_browser

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