CVE-2008-5984

Impact

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python plugin in Dia 0.96.1, 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 products

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504251
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33672
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33703
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:040
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:046
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33448
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481551
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48262
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01065.html
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504251
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33672
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33703
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:040
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:046
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33448
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481551
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48262
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01065.html