CVE-2005-2405 describes a vulnerability in Opera 8.01, specifically when the "Arial Unicode MS" font is installed. This flaw allows remote attackers to spoof file extensions in download dialogs by improperly handling extended ASCII characters, potentially tricking users into executing arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, leading to a potential impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit intelligence (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.