CVE-2009-0314

EPSS 0.14%

gedit - insecure python search path

Published: 1/28/2009Modified: 4/28/2026

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python module in gedit 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).

Affected packages (2)

Debian/geditfrom 0, < 2.22.3-2
Debian/geditfrom 0, < 2.22.3-1+lenny1

References (1)

ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0314