GCVE Workshop - 22 September 2026 (14:00-18:00), Luxembourg Before The Vulnopticon Conference - Registration

CVE-2005-2407 (GCVE-0-2005-2407)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-07-28 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 22:22
VLAI
Summary
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".
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-19/advisory/ x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15835 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/15781 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015353 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Date Public
2005-07-28 00:00
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T22:22:49.204Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/"
          },
          {
            "name": "ADV-2005-1251",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_VUPEN",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-19/advisory/"
          },
          {
            "name": "15835",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_BID",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15835"
          },
          {
            "name": "15781",
            "tags": [
              "third-party-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SECUNIA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/15781"
          },
          {
            "name": "1015353",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_SECTRACK",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1015353"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2005-07-28T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "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\"."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2005-12-20T10:00:00.000Z",
        "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "shortName": "mitre"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/"
        },
        {
          "name": "ADV-2005-1251",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_VUPEN"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-19/advisory/"
        },
        {
          "name": "15835",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_BID"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15835"
        },
        {
          "name": "15781",
          "tags": [
            "third-party-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SECUNIA"
          ],
          "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/15781"
        },
        {
          "name": "1015353",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_SECTRACK"
          ],
          "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1015353"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
          "ID": "CVE-2005-2407",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "n/a",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "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\"."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/"
            },
            {
              "name": "ADV-2005-1251",
              "refsource": "VUPEN",
              "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251"
            },
            {
              "name": "http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-19/advisory/",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-19/advisory/"
            },
            {
              "name": "15835",
              "refsource": "BID",
              "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15835"
            },
            {
              "name": "15781",
              "refsource": "SECUNIA",
              "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/15781"
            },
            {
              "name": "1015353",
              "refsource": "SECTRACK",
              "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1015353"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
    "assignerShortName": "mitre",
    "cveId": "CVE-2005-2407",
    "datePublished": "2005-07-28T04:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2005-07-28T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T22:22:49.204Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2005-2407",
      "date": "2026-09-16",
      "epss": "0.02721",
      "percentile": "0.85296"
    },
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": "[{\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"versionEndIncluding\": \"8.01\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"19F15684-F3B2-4083-98BF-DC69159B6203\"}]}]}]",
      "descriptions": "[{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"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\\\".\"}, {\"lang\": \"es\", \"value\": \"Un error de dise\\u00f1o en Opera 8.01 y anteriores permite a atacantes con la implicaci\\u00f3n del usuario superponer una ventana nueva maliciosa sobre un cuadro de di\\u00e1logo de descarga de fichero, y entonces enga\\u00f1ar al usuario para que haga doble clic en el bot\\u00f3n \\\"Ejecutar\\\", tcc \\\"link hijacking\\\".\"}]",
      "id": "CVE-2005-2407",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-20T23:59:29.340",
      "metrics": "{\"cvssMetricV2\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"2.0\", \"vectorString\": \"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P\", \"baseScore\": 5.1, \"accessVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"accessComplexity\": \"HIGH\", \"authentication\": \"NONE\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\", \"integrityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\"}, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"exploitabilityScore\": 4.9, \"impactScore\": 6.4, \"acInsufInfo\": false, \"obtainAllPrivilege\": false, \"obtainUserPrivilege\": false, \"obtainOtherPrivilege\": false, \"userInteractionRequired\": true}]}",
      "published": "2005-08-01T04:00:00.000",
      "references": "[{\"url\": \"http://secunia.com/advisories/15781\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Broken Link\", \"Patch\", \"Vendor Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-19/advisory/\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Broken Link\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://securitytracker.com/id?1015353\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Broken Link\", \"Third Party Advisory\", \"VDB Entry\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Broken Link\", \"Patch\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15835\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Broken Link\", \"Third Party Advisory\", \"VDB Entry\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Broken Link\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://secunia.com/advisories/15781\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Broken Link\", \"Patch\", \"Vendor Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-19/advisory/\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Broken Link\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://securitytracker.com/id?1015353\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Broken Link\", \"Third Party Advisory\", \"VDB Entry\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Broken Link\", \"Patch\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15835\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Broken Link\", \"Third Party Advisory\", \"VDB Entry\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Broken Link\"]}]",
      "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": "[{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"description\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"CWE-1021\"}]}]"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2005-2407\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"published\":\"2005-08-01T04:00:00.000\",\"lastModified\":\"2026-04-16T00:27:16.627\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"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\\\".\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Un error de dise\u00f1o en Opera 8.01 y anteriores permite a atacantes con la implicaci\u00f3n del usuario superponer una ventana nueva maliciosa sobre un cuadro de di\u00e1logo de descarga de fichero, y entonces enga\u00f1ar al usuario para que haga doble clic en el bot\u00f3n \\\"Ejecutar\\\", tcc \\\"link hijacking\\\".\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P\",\"baseScore\":5.1,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"HIGH\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"integrityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":4.9,\"impactScore\":6.4,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":true}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-1021\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionEndIncluding\":\"8.01\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"19F15684-F3B2-4083-98BF-DC69159B6203\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/15781\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\",\"Patch\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-19/advisory/\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\"]},{\"url\":\"http://securitytracker.com/id?1015353\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\",\"Third Party Advisory\",\"VDB Entry\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\",\"Patch\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15835\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\",\"Third Party Advisory\",\"VDB Entry\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\"]},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/15781\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\",\"Patch\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-19/advisory/\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\"]},{\"url\":\"http://securitytracker.com/id?1015353\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\",\"Third Party Advisory\",\"VDB Entry\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\",\"Patch\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15835\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\",\"Third Party Advisory\",\"VDB Entry\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\"]}]}}"
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.


Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.