VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-1632
Cheetah 0.9.15 and 0.9.16 searches the /tmp directory for modules before using the paths in the PYTHONPATH variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious module in /tmp/.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.44%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Cheetah 0.9.15 and 0.9.16 searches the /tmp directory for modules before using the paths in the PYTHONPATH variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious module in /tmp/.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- tavis rudd/cheetah
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15386Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=7070332&forum_id=1542Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/16622
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15386Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=7070332&forum_id=1542Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/16622
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.