Vulnerability CVE-2009-0314
Published: 2009-01-28   Modified: 2012-02-13

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).

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.9/10
10/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Gnome -> Gedit 

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