Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-040 - Python has a variable called sys.path that contains all paths where Python loads modules by using import scripting procedure. A wrong handling of that variable enables local attackers to execute arbitrary code via Python scripting in the current dia working directory. This update provides fix for that vulnerability.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:040
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : dia
Date : February 16, 2009
Affected: 2008.1, 2009.0
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Problem Description:
Python has a variable called sys.path that contains all paths where
Python loads modules by using import scripting procedure. A wrong
handling of that variable enables local attackers to execute arbitrary
code via Python scripting in the current dia working directory
(CVE-2008-5984).
This update provides fix for that vulnerability.
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References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5984
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Linux 2008.1:
307728790d5ed938afc2cdc971430828 2008.1/i586/dia-0.96.1-3.1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
9d83cd4ed0a42cf5e32a68482f72faee 2008.1/SRPMS/dia-0.96.1-3.1mdv2008.1.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64:
16307a8d776d714e38c926419bdc655c 2008.1/x86_64/dia-0.96.1-3.1mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm
9d83cd4ed0a42cf5e32a68482f72faee 2008.1/SRPMS/dia-0.96.1-3.1mdv2008.1.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2009.0:
060d069bb0196938f93e2e08bf802b85 2009.0/i586/dia-0.96.1-4.1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
0be95063e54104fe001d1d560c77baf0 2009.0/SRPMS/dia-0.96.1-4.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64:
ca9a9cf5a8b3726661a62f93a2a3f227 2009.0/x86_64/dia-0.96.1-4.1mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
0be95063e54104fe001d1d560c77baf0 2009.0/SRPMS/dia-0.96.1-4.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
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