CVE-2005-2407
A design error in Opera 8.01 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code...
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".
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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".
- Record
CVE-2005-2407- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-1021
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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".
- Record
CVE-2005-2407- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2408 No score
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".
- Record
EUVD-2005-2408- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jx3q-74x5-vgj6 No score
A design error in Opera 8.01 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code...
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".
- Record
GHSA-jx3q-74x5-vgj6- Weakness
- CWE-1021
- 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-2005-2407 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Opera Browser, published July 28, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.72%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.