CVE-2005-0457: Opera Browser

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 Opera Browser: up to and including 7.54

Published 2005-05-02. Last modified 2026-06-16.