CVE-2004-0537

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Published Jun 8, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Opera 7.50 and earlier allows remote web sites to provide a "Shortcut Icon" (favicon) that is wider than expected, which could allow the web sites to spoof a trusted domain and facilitate phishing attacks using a wide icon and extra spaces.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0536	Opera 7.50 and earlier allows remote web sites to provide a "Shortcut Icon" (favicon) that is wider than expected, which could allow the web sites to spoof a trusted domain and facilitate phishing attacks using a wide icon and extra spaces.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.3% (2.257% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-June/022263.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108627581717738&w=2
http://osvdb.org/6590
http://secunia.com/advisories/11762
http://security.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm007-op/
http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/751/index.dml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10452
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16307

History

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Subscriptions

Opera Opera Browser

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 8, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:24 AM
Reserved: Jun 4, 2004, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 6, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM

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