CVE-2005-3006

Description

The mail client in Opera before 8.50 opens attached files from the user's cache directory without warning the user, which might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script and spoof attachment filenames.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.12% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1789	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14880	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-42/advisory/	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22335	vdb entry
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/850/
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/850/
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9339	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112724692219695&w=2	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/19508	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/16645	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3006?: CVE-2005-3006 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3006?: To fix CVE-2005-3006, 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-2005-3006 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3006 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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