CVE-2008-4863 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in BPY_interface in Blender 2.46 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to an erroneous setting of sys.path by the PySys_SetArgv function.

Published: 2008-10-31

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:blender:blender:2.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4842	Untrusted search path vulnerability in BPY_interface in Blender 2.46 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to an erroneous setting of sys.path by the PySys_SetArgv function.
Ubuntu USN	USN-699-1	Blender vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00188.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503632
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201001-07.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:038
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/1

History

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Subscriptions

Blender Blender

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-31T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.258Z

Reserved: 2008-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4863

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-01T00:00:00.977

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4863

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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