Directory Traversal Affecting python39-pyyaml package, versions <0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.9.0+90016+9c2d6573

Q: How to fix?

<p>Upgrade <code>Oracle:8</code> <code>python39-pyyaml</code> to version 0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.9.0+90016+9c2d6573 or higher.<br>This issue was patched in <code>ELSA-2023-7034</code>.</p>

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Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-PYTHON39PYYAML-6081675
published 23 Nov 2023
disclosed 28 Aug 2007

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Introduced: 28 Aug 2007

CVE-2007-4559 Open this link in a new tab CWE-22 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 python39-pyyaml to version 0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.9.0+90016+9c2d6573 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-7034.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python39-pyyaml package and not the python39-pyyaml 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.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1

Attack Vector (AV)

Network
Attack Complexity (AC)

Low
Privileges Required (PR)

None
User Interaction (UI)

Required

Scope (S)

Unchanged

Confidentiality (C)

Low
Integrity (I)

Low
Availability (A)

Low

Directory Traversal Affecting python39-pyyaml package, versions <0:5.4.1-1.module+el8.9.0+90016+9c2d6573

Severity

Based on Oracle Linux security rating