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Low
CVE-2004-0473
Argument injection vulnerability in Opera before 7.50 does not properly...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/750/index.dml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16139
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=104&type=vulnerabilities
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010142
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-19.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10341
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 20th, 2004
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.