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CVE-2005-2405

18
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0278 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 23,725 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/15870
Broken LinkPatch
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/21784
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
opera.com / linux/changelogs/802
Broken LinkPatch
securityfocus.com / bid/14402
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2005/1251
Broken Link