CVE-2004-1491 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious shortcut files with Exec entries in Opera.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1491?
CVE-2004-1491 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 17 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1491?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Gentoo Linux, Kde Kde, Opera Opera Browser, Suse Suse Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1491?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1491 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2004-1491 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1491 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Gentoo Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2hfm-w8q2-965h.