CVE-2005-2407

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-08-01 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-1021

Description

A design error in Opera 8.01 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by overlaying a malicious new window above a file download dialog box, then tricking the user into double-clicking on the "Run" button, aka "link hijacking".

Affected products

Opera Browser: through 8.01

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/15781
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-19/advisory/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015353
http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15835
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251
http://secunia.com/advisories/15781
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-19/advisory/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015353
http://www.opera.com/linux/changelogs/802/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15835
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1251

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