CVE-2009-0314

high

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python module in gedit 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

Advisories
More

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01195.html

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48271

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33445

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:039

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-41.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/34522

http://secunia.com/advisories/33769

http://secunia.com/advisories/33759

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-01-28

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00102

Detections

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