CVE-2004-1490

Description

Opera 7.54 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof file types in the download dialog via dots and non-breaking spaces (ASCII character code 160) in the (1) Content-Disposition or (2) Content-Type headers.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.13% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u1/	broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11883	patch vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/12981	third party advisory patch broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18423	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xml	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-19/advisory/	patch broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1490?: CVE-2004-1490 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1490?: To fix CVE-2004-1490, 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-2004-1490 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1490 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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