CVE-2007-5541
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-5541 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-10-18 00:17:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Unspecified vulnerability in Opera before 9.24, when using an "external" newsgroup or e-mail client, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 1.00 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 2.00 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 2.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 2.10 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 2.10 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 2.10 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 2.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 3.00 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 3.00 | beta | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 3.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 3.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 3.50 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 3.51 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 3.60 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 3.61 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 3.62 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 3.62 | beta | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 4.00 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 4.00 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 4.00 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 4.00 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 4.00 | beta5 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 4.00 | beta6 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 4.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 4.02 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 5.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 5.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 5.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 5.0 | beta5 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 5.0 | beta6 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 5.0 | beta7 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 5.0 | beta8 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 5.02 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 5.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 5.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 5.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.0 | tp1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.0 | tp2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.0 | tp3 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.02 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.03 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.04 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.05 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.06 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.1 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 6.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.0 | beta1_v2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.02 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.03 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.10 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.11 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.20 | beta7 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.50 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.50 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.51 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.52 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.53 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.54 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.54 | update1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.54 | update2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 7.60 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 8.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 8.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 8.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 8.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 8.02 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 8.50 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 8.51 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 8.52 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 8.53 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 8.54 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 9.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 9.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 9.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 9.02 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 9.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 9.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 9.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 9.20 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 9.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | 9.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opera | Opera Browser | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Opera: Multiple vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2007:022 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Gentoo update for opera - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Advisory: External news readers and e-mail clients can be used to execute arbitrary code - Opera Knowledge Base | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.opera.com | |
| Opera Web Browser External Applications Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| osvdb.org/38126 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| Gentoo Bug 196164 - www-client/opera <9.24 Multiple issues (CVE-2007-{5540,5541}) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.gentoo.org | |
| Opera Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.