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
Published May 20, 2004
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.45%
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 products
No data.
- < 7.50
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.45% (0.02451) | 83.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.45% (0.02451) | 82.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.14% (0.01138) | 76.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 46.51% (0.46508) | 97.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2023 | 71.12% (0.71124) | 97.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 90.73% (0.90732) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-19.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010142 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=104&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEBroken Link
- http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/750/index.dml x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10341 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16139 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-19.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1010142 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=104&type=vulnerabilities | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEBroken Link | |
| http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/750/index.dml | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10341 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16139 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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