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CVE-2004-0473

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Published: Jul 7, 2004Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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2.6
Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Opera before 7.50 does not properly filter "-" characters that begin a hostname in a telnet URI, which allows remote attackers to insert options to the resulting command line and overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the "-f" option on Windows XP or (2) the "-n" option on Linux.

Affected (1)

Products: Opera: Opera Browser
Opera
1 product
Opera Browser
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Opera Browser
Before 7.50

Related CWEs

CWE-88
Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string.

References (12)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
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Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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