Directory Traversal Affecting platform-python package, versions <0:3.6.8-56.0.1.el8_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
9.34% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-PLATFORMPYTHON-6082042
  • published23 Nov 2023
  • disclosed28 Aug 2007

Introduced: 28 Aug 2007

CVE-2007-4559  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 platform-python to version 0:3.6.8-56.0.1.el8_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-7151.

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.

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.

CVSS Scores

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