Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-2405

Description

Opera 8.01, when the "Arial Unicode MS" font (ARIALUNI.TTF) is installed, does not properly handle extended ASCII characters in the file download dialog box, which allows remote attackers to spoof file extensions and possibly trick users into executing arbitrary code.

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Affected products

Opera/Opera Browser
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Opera/Operallm-fuzzy
Range: 8.01

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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

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