CVE-2008-5984
EPSS 0.07%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python plugin in Dia 0.96.1, 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).
How to fix CVE-2008-5984
To remediate CVE-2008-5984, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dia—upgrade to 0.96.1-7.1 or later
Is CVE-2008-5984 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.96.1-7.1