high7.2
CVE-2005-1632
Cheetah Path Search Order Hijacking
Impact
Cheetah 0.9.15 and 0.9.16 searches the `/tmp` directory for modules before using the paths in the `PYTHONPATH` variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious module in `/tmp/`.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | cheetah | >= 0.9.15, <= 0.9.16 | none recorded |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tavis Rudd | Cheetah | Versions 0.9.15, 0.9.16 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15386
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=7070332&forum_id=1542
- http://www.osvdb.org/16622
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxf2-7rc3-pxmx
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1632
- https://github.com/cheetahtemplate/cheetah
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050430021153/http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=7070332&forum_id=1542