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TI-2009-03700 Aliases CVE-2009-3894GHSA-c59x-5529-vcp7

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in dstat before 0.7.0 allow local users to…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 24

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.6.9VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.2VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.3VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.4VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.5VulnerableDag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.6.9 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.4 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.5 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
Show 14 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.6VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.7VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.8VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.9VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.10VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.3VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.4VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.5VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.6VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.7VulnerableDag.wieers
cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.8VulnerableDag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.6 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.7 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.8 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.9 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.10 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.3 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.4 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.5 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.6 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.7 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers
  • cpe:2.3:a:dag.wieers:dstat:0.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.8 Vulnerable ·Dag.wieers

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:1619 Released 2009-11-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    dstat security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) dstat-0.6.6-3.el5_4.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) dstat-0.6.6-3.el5_4.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:1619
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1619

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3894
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c59x-5529-vcp7

References

Advisory 3

Other 5

  • TI-2009-03870 Untrusted search path vulnerability in dstat before r3199 allows local users to gain… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4

Sources

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