CVE-2011-0450

Description

The downloads manager in Opera before 11.01 on Windows does not properly determine the pathname of the filesystem-viewing application, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that hosts an executable file.

7.6

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.80% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory opera.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/985/	vendor advisory
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1101/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0231	vdb entry vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12369	vdb entry signature
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2011/JVNDB-2011-000010.html	third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/70726	vdb entry
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN33880169/index.html	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43023	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0450?: CVE-2011-0450 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0450?: To fix CVE-2011-0450, 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-2011-0450 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2011-0450 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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