Directory Traversal Affecting python39-test package, versions <0:3.9.18-1.module+el8.9.0+90071+8dc52a4f


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 ID SNYK-ORACLE8-PYTHON39TEST-6081116
  • published 23 Nov 2023
  • disclosed 28 Aug 2007

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 python39-test to version 0:3.9.18-1.module+el8.9.0+90071+8dc52a4f or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-7034.

NVD Description

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

version 3.1
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NVD

6.3 medium
  • 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
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SUSE

5.4 medium
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Red Hat

5.5 medium