CVE-2008-5987

Published Jan 28, 2009

Last updated 16 years ago

Overview

Description: Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface in Eye of GNOME (eog) 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).
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 6.9
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.4
Vector string: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eog:2.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "FC5C3412-4C39-46EC-8657-50A214C7DFC8"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References