CVE-2004-1491
mediumpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.126 · 96 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-24828Opera Web Browser 7.54 - 'KDE KFMCLIENT' Remote Command Executionfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (31)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (14)
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- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2005-Mar/0007.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13447/enisa_euvd
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u2/enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11901enisa_euvd
- http://www.zone-h.org/advisories/read/id=6503enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18457enisa_euvd
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2005-Mar/0007.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisorynvd
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