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.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15870 | Broken Link Patch | 
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014592 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/ | Broken Link Patch | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14402 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251 | Broken Link | 
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21784 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15870 | Broken Link Patch | 
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014592 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/ | Broken Link Patch | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14402 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251 | Broken Link | 
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21784 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
Configurations
                    History
                    20 Nov 2024, 23:59
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/15870 - Broken Link, Patch | |
| References | () http://securitytracker.com/id?1014592 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/ - Broken Link, Patch | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14402 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251 - Broken Link | |
| References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21784 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | 
Information
                Published : 2005-08-01 04:00
Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03
NVD link : CVE-2005-2405
Mitre link : CVE-2005-2405
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2005-2405
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                opera
- opera_browser
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-20
                        
            Improper Input Validation
