CVE-2005-3750

N/A Unknown

Published: November 22, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

Opera before 8.51 on Linux and Unix systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters (backticks) in a URL that another product provides in a command line argument when launching Opera.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0677.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/16907

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/18111

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-57/advisory/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Patch

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/199

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015253

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-10.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/851/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.osvdb.org/21003

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417393/30/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15521

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2519

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0677.html