Description
Opera 8.01, when the "Arial Unicode MS" font (ARIALUNI.TTF) is installed, does not properly handle extended ASCII characters in the file download dialog box, which allows remote attackers to spoof file extensions and possibly trick users into executing arbitrary code.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15870Broken Link, Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014592Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/Broken Link, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14402Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21784Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15870Broken Link, Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014592Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/Broken Link, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14402Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21784Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 1, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified