Directory Traversal Affecting python3-idle package, versions <0:3.6.8-56.el8_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.5% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PYTHON3IDLE-3111025
  • published9 Nov 2022
  • 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 python3-idle to version 0:3.6.8-56.el8_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:7151.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-idle package and not the python3-idle 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 Scores

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