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
Published Jul 28, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.78%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.01
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:L/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 2, 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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.78% (0.02779) | 85.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.78% (0.02779) | 84.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.39% (0.01387) | 79.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00948) | 83.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00948) | 83.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 1.70% (0.01704) | 87.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01704) | 85.80th | 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://secunia.com/advisories/15870 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkPatch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014592 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/ x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14402 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21784 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15870 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkPatch | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014592 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14402 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21784 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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