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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-3894: dstat: Untrusted search path

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-3894: dstat: Untrusted search path

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/29/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in dstat before 0.7.0 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Python module in (1) the current working directory or (2) a certain subdirectory of the current working directory.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-apps-dstat

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