Directory Traversal Affecting python2-bson package, versions <0:3.7.0-1.module+el8.5.0+706+735ec4b3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-PYTHON2BSON-3202751
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed20 Oct 2021

Introduced: 20 Oct 2021

CVE-2021-42771  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 python2-bson to version 0:3.7.0-1.module+el8.5.0+706+735ec4b3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:4151.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python2-bson package and not the python2-bson package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Babel.Locale in Babel before 2.9.1 allows attackers to load arbitrary locale .dat files (containing serialized Python objects) via directory traversal, leading to code execution.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1