CVE-2004-1491

N/A Unknown

Published: December 31, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

Opera 7.54 and earlier uses kfmclient exec to handle unknown MIME types, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a shortcut or launcher that contains an Exec entry.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2005-Mar/0007.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/13447/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Patch

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory

http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u2/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11901

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.zone-h.org/advisories/read/id=6503

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18457

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2005-Mar/0007.html