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Arbitrary Command Injection The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package python-doc  (opens in a new tab)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-PYTHONDOC-2726989
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed24 Jan 2020
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Introduced: 24 Jan 2020

CVE-2018-1000802  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The SLES security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for SLES:15.1.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-doc package and not the python-doc package as distributed by SLES.

Python Software Foundation Python (CPython) version 2.7 contains a CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in shutil module (make_archive function) that can result in Denial of service, Information gain via injection of arbitrary files on the system or entire drive. This attack appear to be exploitable via Passage of unfiltered user input to the function. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit add531a1e55b0a739b0f42582f1c9747e5649ace.