CVE-2010-2657
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedOpera before 10.60 on Windows and Mac OS X does not properly prevent certain double-click operations from running a program located on a web site, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that bypasses a dialog.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceOpera browser versions prior to 10.60 on Windows and Mac OS X contain a flaw in double-click event handling that allows malicious webpages to bypass security dialogs and execute arbitrary programs hosted on external websites. The attack requires user interaction (double-click) but can lead to full code execution.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 10.60CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Opera browser is installedSearch for Opera executable in typical installation paths. On Windows: C:\Program Files\Opera\opera.exe or C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\opera.exe. On Mac OS X: /Applications/Opera.appAffected if Opera browser files exist on the system
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Determine the installed Opera versionOpen Opera and navigate to Help > About Opera, or right-click the opera.exe file and select Properties > Details to view the version numberAffected if Version can be read from the browser or file properties
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Compare version to affected rangeCompare the installed version number to the threshold 10.60. Any version below 10.60 (such as 10.54, 10.55, 10.58, or 10.59) is within the affected rangeAffected if Installed version is less than 10.60
The environment is affected if Opera browser version 10.60 or newer is not installed.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped10.60
Upgrade Opera to version 10.60 or later; if the browser cannot be updated, migrate to a supported modern browser as Opera 10.x is end-of-life.
Opera 10.60 or later
- Download Opera 10.60 or later from the official Opera website (www.opera.com)
- Close all running instances of Opera browser
- Install the downloaded Opera 10.60 or later version
- Restart Opera browser to complete the update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-2657 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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