Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting platform-python package, versions <0:3.6.8-47.0.1.el8_6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-PLATFORMPYTHON-3023551
  • published15 Sept 2022
  • disclosed13 Apr 2022

Introduced: 13 Apr 2022

CVE-2015-20107  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 platform-python to version 0:3.6.8-47.0.1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-6457.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream platform-python package and not the platform-python package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Python (aka CPython) up to 3.10.8, the mailcap module does not add escape characters into commands discovered in the system mailcap file. This may allow attackers to inject shell commands into applications that call mailcap.findmatch with untrusted input (if they lack validation of user-provided filenames or arguments). The fix is also back-ported to 3.7, 3.8, 3.9

References

CVSS Scores

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