CVE catalog
CVE-2005-1632
cheetah: CVE-2005-1632
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.44% · Oct 25, 2026
Cheetah 0.9.15 and 0.9.16 searches the /tmp directory for modules before using the paths in the PYTHONPATH variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious module in /tmp/.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | cheetah | sid | 3.4.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | cheetah | forky | 3.4.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | cheetah | trixie | 3.4.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | cheetah | bookworm | 3.3.1-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | cheetah | source | sid | 0.9.16-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | cheetah | source | forky | 0.9.16-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | cheetah | source | trixie | 0.9.16-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | cheetah | source | bookworm | 0.9.16-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [python3-cheetah]Fixed
Source package: [cheetah]
Details (2)
3.3.1-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.16-1dsa · cheetah · debian · bookworm; dsa · cheetah · debian · 12
3.3.1-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.16-1dsa · cheetah · debian · bookworm; dsa · cheetah · debian · 12
- [python-cheetah-doc]Fixed
Source package: [cheetah]
Details (2)
3.3.1-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.16-1dsa · cheetah · debian · bookworm; dsa · cheetah · debian · 12
3.3.1-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.9.16-1dsa · cheetah · debian · bookworm; dsa · cheetah · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [python3-cheetah]Fixed
Source package: [cheetah]
Details (2)
3.4.0-1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.16-1dsa · cheetah · debian · 13
3.4.0-1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.16-1dsa · cheetah · debian · 13
- [python-cheetah-doc]Fixed
Source package: [cheetah]
Details (2)
3.4.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.16-1dsa · cheetah · debian · 13
3.4.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.9.16-1dsa · cheetah · debian · 13
Observed: