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 (6)
Core 6
Core References
Broken Link vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_31_opera.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18867
Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u2/
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/882926
Broken Link, Patch third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/13818/
Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xml
Scores
EPSS
0.0617
EPSS Percentile
90.9%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
opera/opera_browser
< 7.54
Published
Jan 12, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026