Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0677.htmlBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16907Broken Link, Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18111Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-57/advisory/Broken Link, Patch
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/199Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015253Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-10.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/851/Broken Link
- http://www.osvdb.org/21003Broken Link, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417393/30/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15521Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2519Broken Link
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0677.htmlBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16907Broken Link, Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18111Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-57/advisory/Broken Link, Patch
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/199Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015253Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-10.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/851/Broken Link
- http://www.osvdb.org/21003Broken Link, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417393/30/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15521Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2519Broken Link
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 22, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified