CVE-2008-5987

NameCVE-2008-5987
DescriptionUntrusted 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).
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs504352

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
eog (PTS)buster3.28.4-2fixed
bullseye3.38.2-1fixed
bookworm43.2-1fixed
trixie45.2-1fixed
sid45.3-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
eogsourceetch(not affected)
eogsource(unstable)2.22.3-2low504352

Notes

[etch] - eog <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
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