CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-5985

Published: Jan 28, 2009 | Modified: Mar 19, 2009
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface in Epiphany 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).

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Epiphany Gnome 2.22.3 (including) 2.22.3 (including)
Epiphany-browser Ubuntu dapper *
Epiphany-browser Ubuntu gutsy *
Epiphany-browser Ubuntu hardy *
Epiphany-browser Ubuntu upstream *

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