CVE-2005-0456

Description

Opera 7.54 and earlier does not properly validate base64 encoded binary data in a data: (RFC 2397) URL, which causes the URL to be obscured in a download dialog, which may allow remote attackers to trick users into executing arbitrary code.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.17% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opera.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/882926	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/13818/	third party advisory patch broken link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_31_opera.html	vendor advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18867	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xml	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u2/	patch vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0456?: CVE-2005-0456 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0456?: To fix CVE-2005-0456, 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-2005-0456 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0456 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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