CVE-2008-5987
EPSS 0.40%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface in Eye of GNOME (eog) 2.22.3, 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-2008-5987
To remediate CVE-2008-5987, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/eog—upgrade to 2.22.3-2 or later
Is CVE-2008-5987 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.22.3-2