CVE-2008-4394 Information

Description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Portage before 2.1.4.5 include the current working directory in the Python search path which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified Python module that is loaded by the (1) ys-apps/portage (2) net-mail/fetchmail (3) app-editors/leo ebuilds and other ebuilds.

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/32228 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200810-02.xml http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31670 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45792