Opera Web Browser up to 7.49 Argument privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.49. This affects an unknown part of the component Argument Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2004-0473. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Opera Web Browser up to 7.49 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Argument Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 05/12/2004. The weakness was published 07/07/2004 by Karol Wiesek (Website). The advisory is shared at opera.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0473 since 05/13/2004. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14505 (GLSA-200405-19 : Opera telnet URI handler file creation/truncation vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115428 (Opera Web Browser Telnet URI handler Arbitrary File Creation/Modification Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 7.50 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 31603.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16139), Tenable (14505), SecurityFocus (BID 10341†), OSVDB (6107†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1010142†). Similar entry is available at VDB-657. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Web Browser

Vendor

• Opera

Name

• Web Browser

Version

• 7.0
• 7.1
• 7.2
• 7.3
• 7.4
• 7.5
• 7.6
• 7.7
• 7.8
• 7.9
• 7.10
• 7.11
• 7.12
• 7.13
• 7.14
• 7.15
• 7.16
• 7.17
• 7.18
• 7.19
• 7.20
• 7.21
• 7.22
• 7.23
• 7.24
• 7.25
• 7.26
• 7.27
• 7.28
• 7.29
• 7.30
• 7.31
• 7.32
• 7.33
• 7.34
• 7.35
• 7.36
• 7.37
• 7.38
• 7.39
• 7.40
• 7.41
• 7.42
• 7.43
• 7.44
• 7.45
• 7.46
• 7.47
• 7.48
• 7.49

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.opera.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14505
Nessus Name: GLSA-200405-19 : Opera telnet URI handler file creation/truncation vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 54579
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200405-19 (opera)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 7.50
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Timelineinfo

05/12/2004 🔍
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05/13/2004 +1 days 🔍
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05/13/2004 +0 days 🔍
05/25/2004 +12 days 🔍
07/07/2004 +43 days 🔍
07/07/2004 +0 days 🔍
08/30/2004 +54 days 🔍
05/23/2005 +266 days 🔍
10/17/2014 +3434 days 🔍
07/12/2025 +3921 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: opera.com
Researcher: Karol Wiesek
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0473 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0473
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21925
X-Force: 16139
SecurityFocus: 10341 - Multiple Vendor URI Protocol Handler Arbitrary File Creation/Modification Vulnerability
OSVDB: 6107 - Opera Telnet file overwrite
SecurityTracker: 1010142
Vulnerability Center: 8066 - Arbitrary Files Creation and Modification in Multiple Products via URI Protocol Handler, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2014 16:28
Updated: 07/12/2025 20:41
Changes: 10/17/2014 16:28 (76), 06/01/2019 17:47 (11), 07/12/2025 20:41 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:E25:103

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