CVE-2008-5986

high

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the (1) "VST plugin with Python scripting" and (2) "VST plugin for writing score generators in Python" in Csound 5.08.2, and possibly other versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to a vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv function (CVE-2008-5983).

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48276

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481550

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33446

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504359

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-01-28

Updated: 2017-08-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High