CVE catalog
CVE-2008-5985
epiphany-browser: CVE-2008-5985
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.37% · Oct 25, 2026
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface in Epiphany 2.22.3, 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).
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 | epiphany-browser | sid | 51.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | epiphany-browser | forky | 51.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | epiphany-browser | trixie | 48.5-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | epiphany-browser | bookworm | 43.1-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | epiphany-browser | source | sid | 2.22.3-7 | low | Not reported | [504363] |
| Debian | epiphany-browser | source | forky | 2.22.3-7 | low | Not reported | [504363] |
| Debian | epiphany-browser | source | trixie | 2.22.3-7 | low | Not reported | [504363] |
| Debian | epiphany-browser | source | bookworm | 2.22.3-7 | low | Not reported | [504363] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [epiphany-browser]Fixed
Details (2)
43.1-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.22.3-7dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · bookworm; dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 12
43.1-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.22.3-7dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · bookworm; dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 12
- [epiphany-browser-data]Fixed
Source package: [epiphany-browser]
Details (2)
43.1-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.22.3-7dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · bookworm; dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 12
43.1-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.22.3-7dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · bookworm; dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [epiphany-browser]Fixed
Details (2)
48.5-0+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.22.3-7dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 13
48.5-0+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.22.3-7dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 13
- [epiphany-browser-data]Fixed
Source package: [epiphany-browser]
Details (2)
48.5-0+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.22.3-7dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 13
48.5-0+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.22.3-7dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 13
Observed: