6.9
CVE-2008-5983
- EPSS 0.12%
- Published 28.01.2009 02:30:00
- Last modified 09.04.2025 00:30:58
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Untrusted search path vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv API function in Python 2.6 and earlier, and possibly later versions, prepends an empty string to sys.path when the argv[0] argument does not contain a path separator, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Fedoraproject ≫ Fedora Version13
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version8.04 SwEdition-
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version10.04 SwEdition-
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version11.04
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version11.10
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.12% | 0.316 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 6.9 | 3.4 | 10 |
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CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.