Is CVE-2008-5986 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-5986 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-5986?

CVE-2008-5986 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-5986?

CVE-2008-5986 has an EPSS score of 0.36% (29th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5986?

Upgrade csound on debian 11 to 5.08.2~dfsg-1.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-5986

MEDIUM

6.9

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the (1) "VST plugin with Python scripting" and (2) "VST plugin for writing score generators in Python" in Csound 5.08.2, and possibly other versions, 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).

How to fix

Remediation Available

csoundDebian

Fixed in:5.08.2~dfsg-1.1CVE-2008-5986

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references5

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