CVE-2004-0473
First published: Thu May 20 2004(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Opera Opera Browser | <7.50 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/750/index.dml
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-19.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10341
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010142
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=104&type=vulnerabilities
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16139
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