CVE-2008-5983
Published: 27 January 2009
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv API function in Python 2.6 and earlier, and possibly later versions, prepends an empty string to sys.path when the argv[0] argument does not contain a path separator, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory.
Priority
Low
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
python2.4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
| gutsy |
Needed
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| hardy |
Released
(2.4.5-1ubuntu4.4)
|
|
| intrepid |
Needed
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| jaunty |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| karmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
| maverick |
Does not exist
|
|
| natty |
Does not exist
|
|
| oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
|
python2.5 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
| gutsy |
Needed
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| hardy |
Released
(2.5.2-2ubuntu6.2)
|
|
| intrepid |
Needed
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| jaunty |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| karmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
| maverick |
Does not exist
|
|
| natty |
Does not exist
|
|
| oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
|
python2.6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
| hardy |
Does not exist
|
|
| karmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| lucid |
Released
(2.6.5-1ubuntu6.1)
|
|
| maverick |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.6-5ubuntu1)
|
|
| natty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| oneiric |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.6.5+20100529-1)
|
|
|
python2.7 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
| lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
| maverick |
Not vulnerable
(2.7-6)
|
|
| natty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| oneiric |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| precise |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| quantal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.7-1)
|
|
|
python3.1 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
| lucid |
Released
(3.1.2-0ubuntu3.2)
|
|
| natty |
Not vulnerable
(3.1.3-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.1.3-1)
|
|
|
python3.2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
| lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
| natty |
Not vulnerable
(3.2-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| oneiric |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| precise |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| quantal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.2)
|
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | upstream added new C API function, PySys_SetArgvEx, which can be used to set sys.argv without also modifying sys.path. The default behavior for PySys_SetArgv does not change. |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5983
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1596-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1613-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1613-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1616-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian