Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-1491
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
Exploit-Db
description | Opera Web Browser 7.54 KDE KFMCLIENT Remote Command Execution Vulnerability. CVE-2004-1491. Dos exploit for linux platform |
id | EDB-ID:24828 |
last seen | 2016-02-03 |
modified | 2004-12-13 |
published | 2004-12-13 |
reporter | Giovanni Delvecchio |
source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/24828/ |
title | Opera Web Browser 7.54 KDE KFMCLIENT Remote Command Execution Vulnerability |
Nessus
NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_PKG_D8E55D6581D611D9A9E70001020EED82.NASL description Giovanni Delvecchio reports : Opera for linux uses last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 19140 published 2005-07-13 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19140 title FreeBSD : opera -- kfmclient exec command execution vulnerability (d8e55d65-81d6-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database : # # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors # # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML, # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification, # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above # copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following # disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified. # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs, # published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript, # RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer # in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the # distribution. # # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION, # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(19140); script_version("1.16"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:38"); script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1491"); script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"13447"); script_name(english:"FreeBSD : opera -- kfmclient exec command execution vulnerability (d8e55d65-81d6-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Giovanni Delvecchio reports : Opera for linux uses 'kfmclient exec' as 'Default Application' to handle saved files. This could be used by malicious remote users to execute arbitrary shell commands on a target system." ); # http://www.opera.com/freebsd/changelogs/754u2/ script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.zone-h.org/advisories/read/id=6503" ); # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/d8e55d65-81d6-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?82c78e8b" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-opera"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:opera"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:opera-devel"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/12/12"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/02/18"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/07/13"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("freebsd_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"opera<7.54.20050131")) flag++; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"opera-devel<7.54.20050131")) flag++; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"linux-opera<7.54.20050131")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get()); else security_warning(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-200502-17.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200502-17 (Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities) Opera contains several vulnerabilities: fails to properly validate Content-Type and filename. fails to properly validate date: URIs. uses kfmclient exec as the Default Application to handle downloaded files when integrated with KDE. fails to properly control frames. uses Sun Java packages insecurely. searches an insecure path for plugins. Impact : An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to: execute arbitrary code. load a malicious frame in the context of another browser session. leak information. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 16458 published 2005-02-15 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/16458 title GLSA-200502-17 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200502-17. # # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc. # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(16458); script_version("1.17"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:42"); script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1157", "CVE-2004-1489", "CVE-2004-1490", "CVE-2004-1491", "CVE-2005-0456", "CVE-2005-0457"); script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200502-17"); script_name(english:"GLSA-200502-17 : Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200502-17 (Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities) Opera contains several vulnerabilities: fails to properly validate Content-Type and filename. fails to properly validate date: URIs. uses kfmclient exec as the Default Application to handle downloaded files when integrated with KDE. fails to properly control frames. uses Sun Java packages insecurely. searches an insecure path for plugins. Impact : An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to: execute arbitrary code. load a malicious frame in the context of another browser session. leak information. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time." ); # http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u1/ script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.opera.com/computer/linux" ); # http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u2/ script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.opera.com/computer/linux" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200502-17" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "All Opera users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/opera-7.54-r3'" ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:opera"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/02/14"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/02/15"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("qpkg.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (qpkg_check(package:"www-client/opera", unaffected:make_list("ge 7.54-r3"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 7.54-r3"))) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else { tested = qpkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Opera"); }
References
- http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u2/
- http://www.zone-h.org/advisories/read/id=6503
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xml
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2005-Mar/0007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11901
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13447/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18457