Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2405
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
6- 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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