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CVE-2008-5984 Details

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python plugin in Dia 0.96.1, 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).

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504251	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481551	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33672	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33703	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48262	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01065.html	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:040	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:046	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33448	CVE
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504251	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481551	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/33672	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/33703	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48262	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01065.html	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:040	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:046	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33448	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
dia dia	0.96.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:dia:dia:0.96.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 28, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]