CVE-2009-0314

Public Exploit

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).

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/33769 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:039 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48271 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01195.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33445 vdb entry third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-41.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2 mailing list
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=569214 issue tracking patch vendor advisory exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34522 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33759 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481556 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0314?
CVE-2009-0314 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0314?
To fix CVE-2009-0314, 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-2009-0314 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0314 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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