CVE-2008-5983 is an untrusted search path vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv API function of Python 2.6 and earlier, affecting various distributions including Canonical and Fedora. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious Python file in the current working directory, as the system prepends an empty string to sys.path when argv[0] lacks a path separator. With a CVSS score of 6.9 (High), the vulnerability has a local attack vector, medium attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.1.0, < 3.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
10.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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