PT-2005-1517 · Opera · Opera

Tavis Ormandy · Published 2005-02-17 · Updated 2022-02-28 · CVE-2005-0457

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Opera versions 7.54 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an insecure path used for plugins, which could allow local users to gain privileges. This is achieved by inserting malicious libraries into the PORTAGE TMPDIR (portage) temporary directory.

Recommendations For Opera versions 7.54 and earlier, consider restricting access to the PORTAGE TMPDIR directory to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using plugins that may be affected by this issue until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-0457

Affected Products

Opera

References · 3

• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-17.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=81747 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0457 · Security Note