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CVE-2004-1491

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2005-02-18	opera -- kfmclient exec command execution vulnerability

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CVE-2004-1491 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2004-1491
Phase	Assigned(20050217)

Description

Opera 7.54 and earlier uses kfmclient exec to handle unknown MIME types, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a shortcut or launcher that contains an Exec entry.

References

Source	Reference
CONFIRM	http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u2/
MISC	http://www.zone-h.org/advisories/read/id=6503
GENTOO	GLSA-200502-17
SUSE	SUSE-SR:2005:008
BID	11901
SECUNIA	13447
XF	pera-kfmclient-command-execution(18457)