CVE-2004-2083 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Opera Web Browser 7.0 through 7.23 allows remote attackers to trick users into executing a malicious file by embedding a CLSID in the file name, which causes the malicious file to appear as a trusted file type, aka "File Download Extension Spoofing."

Published: 2005-05-19

Score: 2.6 Low

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2075	Opera Web Browser 7.0 through 7.23 allows remote attackers to trick users into executing a malicious file by embedding a CLSID in the file name, which causes the malicious file to appear as a trusted file type, aka "File Download Extension Spoofing."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01142.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_File_Download_Extension_Spoofing_Test/
http://secunia.com/advisories/10760
http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/750b1/
http://www.osvdb.org/3917
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9640
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21698

History

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Subscriptions

Opera Opera Browser

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-05-19T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:15:01.215Z

Reserved: 2005-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2083

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-02-11T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-2083

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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