CVE-2009-0317

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-01-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python language bindings for Nautilus (nautilus-python) allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to a vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv function (CVE-2008-5983).

Affected products

GNOME Nautilus-Python: all versions

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33442
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481570
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33442
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481570

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