fkie_cve-2008-5985
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2009-01-28 11:30
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface in Epiphany 2.22.3, and possibly other versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to a vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv function (CVE-2008-5983).
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504363
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34187
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-16.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:048
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33441
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481548
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504363
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34187
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-16.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:048
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33441
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481548
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnome epiphany 2.22.3


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      "value": "Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface in Epiphany 2.22.3, and possibly other versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to a vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv function (CVE-2008-5983)."
    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de b\u00fasqueda de ruta no confiable en el interfaz Python en Epiphany v2.22.3 y posiblemente otras versiones, permite a usuarios locales la ejecuci\u00f3n de c\u00f3digo de su elecci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de un archivo Python con un caballo de Troya en el directorio actual de trabajo, relacionado con la vulnerabilidad en la funci\u00f3n PySys_SetArgv (CVE-2008-5983)."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2008-5985",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
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}


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