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CVE-2005-0456

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2005-02-18 opera -- "data:" URI handler spoofing vulnerability

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2005-0456
Phase Assigned(20050217)

Description

Opera 7.54 and earlier does not properly validate base64 encoded binary data in a data: (RFC 2397) URL, which causes the URL to be obscured in a download dialog, which may allow remote attackers to trick users into executing arbitrary code.

References

Source Reference
CONFIRM http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u2/
GENTOO GLSA-200502-17
SUSE SUSE-SA:2005:031
CERT-VN VU#882926
SECUNIA 13818
XF opera-data-dialog-spoofing(18867)