6.9

CVE-2008-5983: canonical ubuntu_linux Untrusted Search Path

Modified
Published 28-01-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5983 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.49%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2011:0027

Timeline

  1. 28-01-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv API function in Python 2.6 and earlier, and possibly later versions, prepends an empty string to sys.path when the argv[0] argument does not contain a path separator, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.49% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Canonical1 product
Fedoraproject1 product
Python1 product
  • python< 2.6.6 | ≥ 3.1.0, < 3.1.3

3 vendors · 3 products

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