VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-0457
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 7.2EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- opera/opera browser
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=81747Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=81747Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.