CVE-2008-4394 — Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Portage before 2.1.4.5 include the current working directory in the Python search path, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified Python module that is loaded by the (1) ys-apps/portage, (2) net-mail/fetchmail, (3) app-editors/leo ebuilds, and other ebuilds

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Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Portage before 2.1.4.5 include the current working directory in the Python search path, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified Python module that is loaded by the (1) ys-apps/portage, (2) net-mail/fetchmail, (3) app-editors/leo ebuilds, and other ebuilds

Published Oct 10, 2008

6.9

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.34%

Description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Portage before 2.1.4.5 include the current working directory in the Python search path, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified Python module that is loaded by the (1) ys-apps/portage, (2) net-mail/fetchmail, (3) app-editors/leo ebuilds, and other ebuilds.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.34% 0.00338

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00338

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.34% (0.00338)	24.86th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.34% (0.00338)	25.42th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.06% (0.00057)	15.11th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.07% (0.00068)	31.71th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 11, 2024	0.07% (0.00068)	29.49th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.07% (0.00068)	27.49th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.59% (0.01592)	75.48th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Mar 4, 2023	1.59% (0.01592)	75.48th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.59% (0.01592)	73.48th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.59% (0.01592)	52.35th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (4)

http://secunia.com/advisories/32228
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200810-02.xml
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31670
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45792
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32228		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200810-02.xml		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31670		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45792		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Oct 10, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Oct 2, 2008

Link CVE-2008-4394

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-4394

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-4394