CVE-2009-0848 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in GTK2 in OpenSUSE 11.0 and 11.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse GTK module in an unspecified "relative search path."

Published: 2009-03-11

Score: 4.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:::::::*

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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-2009-0845	Untrusted search path vulnerability in GTK2 in OpenSUSE 11.0 and 11.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse GTK module in an unspecified "relative search path."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00456.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34259
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49228

History

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Subscriptions

Opensuse Opensuse

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-03-11T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:48:52.580Z

Reserved: 2009-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0848

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-03-11T14:19:15.377

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:05:57.250

Link: CVE-2009-0848

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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