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Arbitrary Command Injection The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package python3.6  (opens in a new tab)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-PYTHON36-614954
  • published25 Sept 2018
  • disclosed18 Sept 2018
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Introduced: 18 Sep 2018

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

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:18.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3.6 package and not the python3.6 package as distributed by Ubuntu.

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.

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