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CVE-2008-5984

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5984 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python plugin of Dia 0.96.1, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious Python file in the current working directory. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity due to its potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, albeit requiring local access and medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.96.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dia:dia:0.96.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-5984Low

dia: untrusted python modules search path

Nov 2, 2008

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/33672
secunia.com / advisories/33703
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/48262
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01065.html
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2
securityfocus.com / bid/33448