Directory Traversal Affecting python2-tkinter package, versions <2.7.17-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
11.84% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE311-PYTHON2TKINTER-596336
  • published23 Mar 2019
  • disclosed23 Mar 2019

Introduced: 23 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-9948  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.11 python2-tkinter to version 2.7.17-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python2-tkinter package and not the python2-tkinter package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.11 relevant fixed versions and status.

urllib in Python 2.x through 2.7.16 supports the local_file: scheme, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that blacklist file: URIs, as demonstrated by triggering a urllib.urlopen('local_file:///etc/passwd') call.

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CVSS Base Scores

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