CVE-2005-3750

Description

Opera before 8.51 on Linux and Unix systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters (backticks) in a URL that another product provides in a command line argument when launching Opera.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.62% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/851/ broken link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18111 third party advisory broken link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/199 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2519 vdb entry broken link
http://www.osvdb.org/21003 patch broken link vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015253 patch vdb entry vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15521 patch vdb entry broken link third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417393/30/0/threaded broken link mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-57/advisory/ patch broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/16907 patch broken link third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-10.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0677.html patch vendor advisory broken link mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3750?
CVE-2005-3750 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3750?
To fix CVE-2005-3750, 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-2005-3750 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-3750 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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