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CVE-2005-0457

Opera 7.54 and earlier on Gentoo Linux uses an insecure path for plugins, which could allow local users to gain privileg

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.0004
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
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Affected Products & Versions

1
opera browser<= 7.54
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD02 May 2005 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=81747Third Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xmlPatchThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
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