CVE-2008-5986 - Untrusted search path vulnerability in the (1) "VST plugin with Python scripting" and (2) "VST plugi

CVE-2008-5986

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the (1) "VST plugin with Python scripting" and (2) "VST plugin for writing score generators in Python" in Csound 5.08.2, 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).

References

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:csound:csound:5.08.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:csound:csound:5.08.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	6.9 (as of 08-08-2017 - 01:33)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
LOCAL	MEDIUM	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
COMPLETE	COMPLETE	COMPLETE

cvss-vector via4

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

refmap via4

bid	33446
confirm	http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504359 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481550
mlist	[oss-security] 20090126 CVE request -- Python < 2.6 PySys_SetArgv issues (epiphany, csound, dia, eog, gedit, xchat, vim, nautilus-python, Gnumeric)
xf	csound-pysyssetargv-privilege-escalation(48276)

Last major update

08-08-2017 - 01:33

Published

28-01-2009 - 11:30

Last modified

08-08-2017 - 01:33