CVE-2007-5541

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 9.24, when using an "external" newsgroup or e-mail client, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.03% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26100 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27431 third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/38126 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-31.xml vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37271 vdb entry
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/866/
http://secunia.com/advisories/27399 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27277 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3529 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00008.html vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196164

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5541?
CVE-2007-5541 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5541?
To fix CVE-2007-5541, 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-2007-5541 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5541 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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