PT-2009-1462 · Gnome · Eye Of Gnome

Jan Lieskovsky · Published 2009-01-28 · Updated 2009-04-16 · CVE-2008-5987

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Eye of GNOME (eog) version 2.22.3

Description The issue is related to an untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory. This is related to a vulnerability in the PySys SetArgv function.

Recommendations For Eye of GNOME (eog) version 2.22.3, consider restricting access to the Python interface until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the PySys SetArgv function in sensitive environments. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5987

Affected Products

Eye Of Gnome

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5987 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5987 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5987 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5987 · Security Note
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-06.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504352 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/33443 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481553 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2 · Note