CVE-2004-0473

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.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.14% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/750/index.dml broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16139 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=104&type=vulnerabilities third party advisory broken link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010142 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-19.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10341 broken link third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0473?
CVE-2004-0473 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0473?
To fix CVE-2004-0473, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0473 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-0473 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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