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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5987

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface in Eye of GNOME (eog) 2.22.3, and possibly other versions, 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).

Products
eog
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.22.3-2
CVEs
CVE-2008-5987
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 22:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5987

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Jan 2009, 11:30 UTC

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface in Eye of GNOME (eog) 2.22.3, and possibly other versions, 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).

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5987

eog

Fixed versions: 2.22.3-2

eog

Fixed versions: 2.22.3-2

eog

Fixed versions: 2.22.3-2

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:27.077252826Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 416999,
  "published_at": "2009-01-28T11:30:00.25+00:00"
}