TI-2009-00298 Aliases CVE-2009-0318 GHSA-9cr7-r39p-2mx5

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the GObject Python interpreter wrapper in Gnumeric…

LOW 31Published 2009-01-28 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the GObject Python interpreter wrapper in Gnumeric 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).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00388 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	GNOME

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·GNOME

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0318
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9cr7-r39p-2mx5

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

TI-2008-00636 The excel_read_HLINK function in plugins/excel/ms-excel-read.c in Gnome Office Gnumeric… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2013-05625 Heap-based buffer overflow in the ms_escher_get_data function in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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