CVE-2008-4863

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Published Oct 31, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in BPY_interface in Blender 2.46 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to an erroneous setting of sys.path by the PySys_SetArgv function.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:blender:blender:2.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4842	Untrusted search path vulnerability in BPY_interface in Blender 2.46 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to an erroneous setting of sys.path by the PySys_SetArgv function.
Ubuntu USN	USN-699-1	Blender vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.394% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503632
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201001-07.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:038
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/1

History

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Subscriptions

Blender Blender

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:31 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 31, 2008, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:31 AM
Reserved: Oct 31, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:58 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 1, 2008, 12:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:58 PM

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