CVE-2008-4394 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2008-4394

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Portage before 2.1.4.5 include...

Vulnerability Description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Portage before 2.1.4.5 include the current working directory in the Python search path, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified Python module that is loaded by the (1) ys-apps/portage, (2) net-mail/fetchmail, (3) app-editors/leo ebuilds, and other ebuilds.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

portage
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.0.51.22, 2.1.1, 2.1.3.10, 2.1.3.11

Timeline

Official Publish: October 10th, 2008
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.