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8.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GNOME gedit (the affected version is unknown). This issue affects the function PySys_SetArgv
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python module in gedit 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).
The bug was discovered 01/26/2009. The weakness was disclosed 01/28/2009 by Jan Lieskovsky (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0314 since 01/27/2009. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 37994 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : gedit (MDVSA-2009:039)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48271) and Tenable (37994). The entries 46129, 46126, 46124 and 46123 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 37994
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : gedit (MDVSA-2009:039)
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OpenVAS ID: 63295
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-1189 (gedit)
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: gnome.orgAdvisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Jan Lieskovsky
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0314 (🔍)
X-Force: 48271
Vulnerability Center: 20770 - gEdit Python Module Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability Allows Local Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 33445 - gedit 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 33759
OSVDB: 53373 - Python PySys_SetArgv() function privilege escalation
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/26/2019 17:50
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (77), 08/26/2019 17:50 (5)
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