CVE-2004-1491 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12.6% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 12.56% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gentoo | linux |
| kde | kde |
| opera | opera browser |
| suse | suse linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Opera Web Browser 7.54 - 'KDE KFMCLIENT' Remote Command Execution | 2004-12-13 |
References
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2005-Mar/0007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13447/
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xml
- http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u2/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11901
- http://www.zone-h.org/advisories/read/id=6503
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18457
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2005-Mar/0007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13447/
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xml
- http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/754u2/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11901
- http://www.zone-h.org/advisories/read/id=6503
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18457
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