CVE-2008-5984

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python plugin in Dia 0.96.1, 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

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01065.html

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48262

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481551

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33448

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:046

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:040

http://secunia.com/advisories/33703

http://secunia.com/advisories/33672

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504251

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3