CVE-2008-5986

Name	CVE-2008-5986
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).
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	504359

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
csound (PTS)	jessie	1:6.03.2~dfsg-1	fixed
	stretch	1:6.08.0~dfsg-1	fixed
	buster	1:6.12.2~dfsg-3.1	fixed
	bullseye	1:6.14.0~dfsg-6	fixed
	bookworm	1:6.18.1+dfsg-1	fixed
	sid, trixie	1:6.18.1+dfsg-3	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Debian Bugs
csound	source	etch	(not affected)
csound	source	lenny	1:5.08.0.dfsg2-8+lenny2	low	504359
csound	source	(unstable)	5.08.2~dfsg-1.1	low	504359

[etch] - csound <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)