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

CVE-2008-5986

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).

Affected products

Csound/Csound
cpe:2.3:a:csound:csound:5.08.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/33446nvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48276nvd

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