CVE-2008-4394

Severity

69%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

165%

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Portage before 2.1.4.5 include the current working directory in the Python search path, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified Python module that is loaded by the (1) ys-apps/portage, (2) net-mail/fetchmail, (3) app-editors/leo ebuilds, and other ebuilds.

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Portage before 2.1.4.5 include the current working directory in the Python search path, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified Python module that is loaded by the (1) ys-apps/portage, (2) net-mail/fetchmail, (3) app-editors/leo ebuilds, and other ebuilds.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.9. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 16 years ago

2008-10-10 10:30:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-08-08 01:32:00

Affected Software

Gentoo Portage 2.0.51.22 R3

2.0.51.22

Gentoo Portage 2.1.1 R2

2.1.1

Gentoo Portage 2.1.3.10

2.1.3.10

Gentoo Portage

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