CVE-2009-0314
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD
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).
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-426
- EPSS score
- 0.6% (50th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-0318)
- Published
- January 28, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0318 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- fedoraproject / fedora
- gnome / libpeas
References
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=569214(Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33759(Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33769(Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34522(Third Party Advisory)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-41.xml(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:039(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2(Mailing List)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33445(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481556(Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48271(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01195.html(Third Party Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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