Nautilus 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
BID:33442
Info
Nautilus 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 33442 |
| Class: | Design Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Jan 26 2009 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Jan 28 2009 05:49PM |
| Credit: | Jan Lieskovsky |
| Vulnerable: |
Red Hat Fedora 9 Red Hat Fedora 10 GNOME Nautilus 2.24 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Nautilus 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Nautilus 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.
Nautilus 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
Nautilus 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
An attacker may exploit this issue using commonly available tools.
An attacker may exploit this issue using commonly available tools.
Solution / Fix
Nautilus 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
References
Nautilus 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
References:
References:
- Nautilus Homepage (GNOME)
- nautilus-python: untrusted python modules search path (Jan Lieskovsky)