Epiphany 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:33441

Info

Epiphany 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 33441
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-5985
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 26 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:45PM
Credit: James Vega
Vulnerable: Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1
GNOME Epiphany 1.6.5
+ Redhat Fedora Core4
 GNOME Epiphany 1.6.3
+ Redhat Fedora Core4
 GNOME Epiphany 1.4.4
GNOME Epiphany 1.4
GNOME Epiphany 1.2.9
GNOME Epiphany 1.2.5
GNOME Epiphany 1.2
GNOME Epiphany 2.22
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Epiphany 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Epiphany is prone to a remote command-execution vulnerability.

An attacker could exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to execute the vulnerable application in a directory containing a malicious Python file. A successful exploit will allow arbitrary Python commands to run with the privileges of the currently logged-in user.

Exploit / POC

Epiphany 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

An attacker may exploit this issue using commonly available tools.

Solution / Fix

Epiphany 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

References

Epiphany 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

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