Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2005-0457

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.

Affected products

Opera (company)/Opera Browser
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=7.54

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory

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