CVE-2008-5985

MediumCVSS 6.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface in Epiphany 2.22.3, 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).

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 28, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-5985: Medium severity, CVSS 6.9 | Vulnix