CVE-2008-4394 (GCVE-0-2008-4394)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-10-10 10:00
Modified
2024-08-07 10:17
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Portage before 2.1.4.5 include the current working directory in the Python search path, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified Python module that is loaded by the (1) ys-apps/portage, (2) net-mail/fetchmail, (3) app-editors/leo ebuilds, and other ebuilds.
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