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    CVE-2009-0314

    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).

    Published:Aug 6, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jan 28, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.00141
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Gnome
    Product
    Libpeas

    Exploits

    http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=569214https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481556http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=569214https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481556

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-38 Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High