Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in python.exe in Python through 3.5.0 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse readline.pyd file in the current working directory. NOTE: the vendor says "It was determined that this is a longtime behavior of Python that cannot really be altered at this point."
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-5603 | Untrusted search path vulnerability in python.exe in Python through 3.5.0 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse readline.pyd file in the current working directory. NOTE: the vendor says "It was determined that this is a longtime behavior of Python that cannot really be altered at this point." |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: jpcert
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:03.623Z
Reserved: 2015-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2015-5652
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Status : Modified
Published: 2015-10-06T01:59:27.250
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2015-5652
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD