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.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- local
- Access Cmplx
- medium
- Auth
- none
- Confidentiality
- complete
- Integrity
- complete
- Availability
- complete
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-Other
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- GENTOO
- Published
- 10/10/2008
- Last Modified
- 4/9/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
gentoo : portagegentoo : portagegentoo : portagegentoo : portagegentoo : portage
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