Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 28, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-5985

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).

Affected products

GNOME Foundation/Epiphany
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany:2.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
secunia.com/advisories/34187nvd
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-16.xmlnvd
www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/33441nvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd

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