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CVE-2005-2405 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/15870 CVEBroken LinkPatch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014592 CVEBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21784 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/ CVEBroken LinkPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14402 CVEBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
opera opera browser
8.01

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-2405
NVD Published Date:
Aug 1, 2005
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2005-2405 Details - Not Deferred