CVE-2005-1632 describes a local arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Cheetah versions 0.9.15 and 0.9.16. The flaw arises because Cheetah prioritizes searching the /tmp directory for modules before PYTHONPATH, enabling a local attacker to execute malicious code by placing a specially crafted module in /tmp/. This vulnerability has a high severity CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tavis_rudd:cheetah:0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tavis_rudd:cheetah:0.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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