Vulnerability in Opera Browser
CVE-2005-2407
A design error in Opera 8.01 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by overlaying a malicious new window above a file download dialog box, then tricking the user into double-clicking on the "Run" button, aka "link hijacking".
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/ (Patch, Broken Link)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-19/advisory/ (Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15835 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/15781 (Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-2407?
- CVE-2005-2407 is a vulnerability in Opera Browser, classified under Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames (Clickjacking). Published 2005-08-01.
- Is CVE-2005-2407 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.