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CVE-2007-4559in critical feed

Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the tarfile module in Python allows user-assisted remo…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
27.1%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
0
none known

Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the tarfile module in Python allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in filenames in a TAR archive, a related issue to CVE-2001-1267.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
Proof of concept public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
21 mo ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

27.10% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CISA ADP3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/26623 · third-party-advisory, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/3022 · vdb-entry, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=263261 · x_transferred
  • mail.python.org /pipermail/python-dev/2007-August/074290.html · mailing-list, x_transferred
  • mail.python.org /pipermail/python-dev/2007-August/074292.html · mailing-list, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/202309-06 · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FI55PGL47ES3OU2FQPGEHOI2 · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVBB7NU3YIRRDOKLYVN647WP · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KA4Z44ZAI4SY7THCFBUDNT5E · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVBB7NU3YIRRDOKLYVN647WPRR
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FI55PGL47ES3OU2FQPGEHOI2EK
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KA4Z44ZAI4SY7THCFBUDNT5EEF

Sources

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