CVE-2008-5986
EPSS 0.06%
Description
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).
How to fix CVE-2008-5986
To remediate CVE-2008-5986, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/csound—upgrade to 5.08.2~dfsg-1.1 or later
Is CVE-2008-5986 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 5.08.2~dfsg-1.1