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CVE-2005-2405

Opera 8.01, when the "Arial Unicode MS" font (ARIALUNI.TTF) is installed, does not properly handle extended ASCII characters in the file do…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.8%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
0
none known

Opera 8.01, when the "Arial Unicode MS" font (ARIALUNI.TTF) is installed, does not properly handle extended ASCII characters in the file download dialog box, which allows remote attackers to spoof file extensions and possibly trick users into executing arbitrary code.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.78% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/15870 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/14402 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • opera.com /linux/changelogs/802/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2005/1251 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/21784 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1014592 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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