CVE-2009-4081

high

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in dstat before r3199 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Python module in the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3894.

References

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:341

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=293497

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-11-29

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.4

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

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: 0.0006