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CVE-2009-0318

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0318 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in the Gnumeric spreadsheet application's GObject Python interpreter wrapper. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious Python file in the current working directory, leveraging a weakness in the PySys_SetArgv function (CVE-2008-5983). The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity due to its local attack vector, medium 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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 51st 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-2009-0318Low

Gnumeric: untrusted python modules search path

Aug 6, 2008

References

bugzilla.gnome.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/33707
secunia.com / advisories/33823
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200904-03.xml
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00211.html
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2
securityfocus.com / bid/33438