Directory Traversal Affecting python3.10 package, versions <3.10.12-1~22.04.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
27.1% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-PYTHON310-6105065
  • published7 Dec 2023
  • disclosed28 Aug 2007

Introduced: 28 Aug 2007

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 python3.10 to version 3.10.12-1~22.04.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3.10 package and not the python3.10 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 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