CVE-2009-0314
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
02 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
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
- 0.62% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 49.6% 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 04:31Z2 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
- CWE-426Untrusted Search PathBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3699663deeefae64d49d1b1d349f5705ab162fb020309943ce39faa6fa63534f
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com33769http://secunia.com/advisories/33769
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:039http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:039
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comgedit-pysyssetargv-privilege-escalation(48271)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48271
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-1189https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01195.html
- www.securityfocus.com33445http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33445
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200903-41http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-41.xml
- 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
- bugzilla.gnome.orghttp://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=569214
- secunia.com34522http://secunia.com/advisories/34522
- secunia.com33759http://secunia.com/advisories/33759
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481556
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- gedit Fixed in 2.22.3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- gedit Fixed in 2.22.3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- gedit 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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