CVE-2004-1491

Description

Opera 7.54 and earlier uses kfmclient exec to handle unknown MIME types, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a shortcut or launcher that contains an Exec entry.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 25.86% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory zone-h.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2005-Mar/0007.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11901	patch vdb entry broken link third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18457	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.zone-h.org/advisories/read/id=6503	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xml	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/13447/	patch broken link third party advisory
http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u2/	broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1491?: CVE-2004-1491 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1491?: To fix CVE-2004-1491, 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-2004-1491 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1491 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~26% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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