PT-2005-4504 · Opera · Opera

Peter Zelezny · Published 2005-11-22 · Updated 2022-02-28 · CVE-2005-3750

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Opera versions prior to 8.51

Description The issue 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. This is due to the improper handling of the command line interface, allowing the injection of backtick (`) shell commands into the URL parameter, resulting in a loss of integrity.

Recommendations For Opera versions prior to 8.51, update to version 8.51 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of backticks in URLs when launching Opera from another product. Restrict access to the command line interface to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Special Elements Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-74

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-3750

Affected Products

Opera

References · 15

• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015253 · Vendor Advisory
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0677.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3750 · Security Note
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-10.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16907 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-57/advisory · Patch
• http://osvdb.org/21003 · Patch
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/15521 · Patch
• https://t.me/cvenotify/27467 · Telegram Post
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/417393/30/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/199 · Note
• http://opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/851 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18111 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2519 · Note