CVE-2004-0473
Argument injection vulnerability in Opera before 7.50 does not properly filter "-" characters...
Argument injection vulnerability in Opera before 7.50 does not properly filter "-" characters that begin a hostname in a telnet URI, which allows remote attackers to insert options to the resulting command line and overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the "-f" option on Windows XP or (2) the "-n" option on Linux.
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Argument injection vulnerability in Opera before 7.50 does not properly filter "-" characters that begin a hostname in a telnet URI, which allows remote attackers to insert options to the resulting command line and overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the "-f" option on Windows XP or (2) the "-n" option on Linux.
- Record
CVE-2004-0473- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Argument injection vulnerability in Opera before 7.50 does not properly filter "-" characters that begin a hostname in a telnet URI, which allows remote attackers to insert options to the resulting command line and overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the "-f" option on Windows XP or (2) the "-n" option on Linux.
- Record
CVE-2004-0473- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0472 No score
Argument injection vulnerability in Opera before 7.50 does not properly filter "-" characters that begin a hostname in a telnet URI, which allows remote attackers to insert options to the resulting command line and overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the "-f" option on Windows XP or (2) the "-n" option on Linux.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0472- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-56vw-hr2p-ff5f No score
Argument injection vulnerability in Opera before 7.50 does not properly filter "-" characters...
Argument injection vulnerability in Opera before 7.50 does not properly filter "-" characters that begin a hostname in a telnet URI, which allows remote attackers to insert options to the resulting command line and overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the "-f" option on Windows XP or (2) the "-n" option on Linux.
- Record
GHSA-56vw-hr2p-ff5f- Weakness
- CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-0473 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Opera Browser, published May 20, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.45%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
opera.com/linux/changelogs/750/index.dml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16139
idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=104&type=vulnerabilities
securitytracker.com/id?1010142
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-19.xml
securityfocus.com/bid/10341
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0473
github.com/advisories/GHSA-56vw-hr2p-ff5f