CVE-2008-4863

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in BPY_interface in Blender 2.46 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to an erroneous setting of sys.path by the PySys_SetArgv function.

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503632
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:038	vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/1	mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201001-07.xml	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4863?: CVE-2008-4863 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4863?: To fix CVE-2008-4863, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4863 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4863 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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