CVE-2008-5987
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface in Eye of GNOME (eog) 2.22.3, and possibly other versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in
02 Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface in Eye of GNOME (eog) 2.22.3, and possibly other versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in
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 33.7% 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
- 0e3d180c671faf3b96e57a5cdbb54aaa5b92edd5070144932fd4058c11142530
05 Affected products
06 References
- 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
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504352
- www.securityfocus.com33443http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33443
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200904-06http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-06.xml
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481553
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- eog Fixed in 2.22.3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- eog Fixed in 2.22.3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- eog Fixed in 2.22.3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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