CVE-2004-1490

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Published Feb 17, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Opera 7.54 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof file types in the download dialog via dots and non-breaking spaces (ASCII character code 160) in the (1) Content-Disposition or (2) Content-Type headers.

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-2004-1484	Opera 7.54 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof file types in the download dialog via dots and non-breaking spaces (ASCII character code 160) in the (1) Content-Disposition or (2) Content-Type headers.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.5% (2.451% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/12981
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-19/advisory/
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xml
http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11883
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18423

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Opera Opera Browser

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:53 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 17, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:53 AM
Reserved: Feb 17, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:07 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:07 PM

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