TI-2004-00425 Aliases CVE-2004-0473 GHSA-56vw-hr2p-ff5f

Argument injection vulnerability in Opera before 7.50 does not properly filter "-"…

LOW 18CWE-88Published 2004-05-20 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-88.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02451 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser::::::::	before 7.50	Vulnerable	Opera

cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.50 Vulnerable ·Opera

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0473
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-56vw-hr2p-ff5f

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/750/index.dml

TI-2015-03381 The TLS protocol 1.2 and earlier, when a DHE_EXPORT ciphersuite is enabled on a server… CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7
TI-2010-01304 Integer overflow in Opera 10.10 through 10.50 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2011-02999 The SSL protocol, as used in certain configurations in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
TI-2011-02290 Opera before 11.11 does not properly implement FRAMESET elements, which allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2007-05262 Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0 and earlier, when running on… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2007-00121 Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 9.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3

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Sources

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