CVE-2005-0457

Opera < 7.54 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element via PORTAGE_TMPDIR

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Opera 7.54 and earlier on Gentoo Linux uses an insecure path for plugins, which could allow local users to gain privileges by inserting malicious libraries into the PORTAGE_TMPDIR (portage) temporary directory.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xml
Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=81747

Scores

EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-427
Status published
Products (1)
opera/opera_browser < 7.54
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026