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CVE-2004-0473

LOWEPSS 82th pctl
2.6
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
Opera GX StableWindows application
Affected:7.50Fixed in:7.50Opera Software
Opera StableWindows application
Affected:7.50Fixed in:7.50Opera Software

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days
82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

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