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Opera Default Application "kfmclient exec" Security Issue
Secunia Advisory: SA13447
Release Date: 2004-12-15
Last Update: 2005-02-21
Popularity: 18,272 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Opera 7.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Giovanni Delvecchio has discovered a security issue in Opera, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The problem is that a file with an unknown MIME type by default is handled by "kfmclient exec". This can be exploited to execute shell commands by tricking a user into opening a malicious shortcut/launcher containing an "Exec" entry.

Successful exploitation requires some user interaction.

The issue has been confirmed on Opera 7.54u1 for Linux. Other versions may also be affected.

Note: Opera for Windows is not affected.

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