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Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

CVE-2004-0473

Low
2.6/10

Summary

Argument injection vulnerability in Opera before 7.50 does not properly filter "-" characters that begin a hostname in a telnet URI, which allows remote attackers to insert options to the resulting command line and overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the "-f" option on Windows XP or (2) the "-n" option on Linux.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-88 - Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

The software constructs a string for a command to executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string.

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  • Published