Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 28, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-5987
CVE-2008-5987
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface in Eye of GNOME (eog) 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).
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2- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:eog:2.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: =2.22.3
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