CVE-2009-0314 Information

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).

Reference

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=569214 http://secunia.com/advisories/33759 http://secunia.com/advisories/33769 http://secunia.com/advisories/34522 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-41.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:039 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33445 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481556 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48271 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01195.html