CVE-2004-2659

Public Exploit

Description

Opera offers an Open button to verify that a user wishes to execute a downloaded file, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to construct a race condition that tricks a user into clicking Open via a request for a different mouse or keyboard action very shortly before the Open dialog appears. NOTE: this is a different issue than CVE-2005-2407.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.25%
Vendor Advisory squarefree.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs/ vendor advisory exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/0264.html broken link mailing list exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2659?
CVE-2004-2659 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2659?
To fix CVE-2004-2659, 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-2004-2659 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-2659 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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