CVE-2008-5984
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 33.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-01-28 11:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 11:13Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-01-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b38d9ee9a0de9da2ce6da4538d2df55765292b99a4de685d0e4877dbacd10762
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-1057https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01065.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090126 CVE request -- Python < 2.6 PySys_SetArgv issues (epiphany, csound, dia, eog, gedit, xchat, vim, nautilus-python, Gnumeric)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:046http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:046
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504251
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:040http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:040
- www.securityfocus.com33448http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33448
- secunia.com33672http://secunia.com/advisories/33672
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481551
- secunia.com33703http://secunia.com/advisories/33703
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comdia-pysyssetargv-privilege-escalation(48262)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48262
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- dia Fixed in 0.96.1-7.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- dia Fixed in 0.96.1-7.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- dia Fixed in 0.96.1-7.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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