GNOME Gnumeric Wrapper PySys_SetArgv memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNOME Gnumeric. This affects the function PySys_SetArgv of the component Wrapper. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-0318. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in GNOME Gnumeric (affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function PySys_SetArgv of the component Wrapper. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the GObject Python interpreter wrapper in Gnumeric 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 released 01/28/2009 by Jan Lieskovsky (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0318 since 01/27/2009. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for 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 37680 (Fedora 10 : gnumeric-1.8.2-6.fc10 (2009-1289)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48269), Tenable (37680), SecurityFocus (BID 33438†), OSVDB (53000†) and Secunia (SA33707†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 37680
Nessus Name: Fedora 10 : gnumeric-1.8.2-6.fc10 (2009-1289)
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OpenVAS ID: 63330
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-1289 (gnumeric)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Jan Lieskovsky
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CVE: CVE-2009-0318 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0318
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46131
X-Force: 48269
SecurityFocus: 33438 - Gnumeric 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 33707
OSVDB: 53000 - Gnumeric - 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20740 - Gnumeric 1.9.3 and Earlier GObject Python Interpreter Wrapper Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/26/2019 16:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (76), 08/26/2019 16:14 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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