CVE-2005-3750 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07619.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Opera	Opera Browser

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-3745	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

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

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-11-22T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:24:35.463Z

Reserved: 2005-11-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-3750

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-11-22T19:03:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-3750

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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