CVE-2005-2405

Description

Opera 8.01, when the "Arial Unicode MS" font (ARIALUNI.TTF) is installed, does not properly handle extended ASCII characters in the file download dialog box, which allows remote attackers to spoof file extensions and possibly trick users into executing arbitrary code.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.34% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory securitytracker.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/15870 patch broken link third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14402 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/ patch broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251 vdb entry broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21784 third party advisory vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014592 broken link third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2405?
CVE-2005-2405 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2405?
To fix CVE-2005-2405, 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-2005-2405 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-2405 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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