Directory Traversal Affecting python39-devel:3.9/python39-debug package, versions <0:3.9.18-1.module+el8.9.0+20024+793d7211


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
90.66% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PYTHON39DEVEL-6058214
  • published15 Nov 2023
  • disclosed24 Aug 2007

Introduced: 24 Aug 2007

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

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 python39-devel:3.9/python39-debug to version 0:3.9.18-1.module+el8.9.0+20024+793d7211 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:7034.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python39-devel:3.9/python39-debug package and not the python39-devel:3.9/python39-debug package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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 Base Scores

version 3.1