MEDIUM
python: untrusted python modules search path
Published Jan 28, 2009
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.49%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 13
Configuration 3
OR
- 8.04
- 10.04
- 11.04
- 11.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
python-0:2.4.3-43.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0027
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | python-0:2.4.3-43.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0027 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.49% 0.00491
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00491
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 | 0.49% (0.00491) | 39.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00510) | 39.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00155) | 33.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 25.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 23.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 21.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (26)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042751.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34522 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40194 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42888 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50858 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51024 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51040 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51087 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-41.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-06.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg586010.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.nabble.com/Bug-484305%3A-bicyclerepair%3A-bike.vim-imports-untrusted-python-files-from-cwd-td18848099.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTBroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/28/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/30/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0027.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1448 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0122 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5983 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=482814 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5983
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5983
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 28, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 27, 2009
Link CVE-2008-5983
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a