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

CVE-2009-0315

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python module in xchat 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

Xchat/Xchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/33444nvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd

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