Untrusted Search Path Affecting python/cpython package, versions [0,]
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- published16 Feb 2025
- disclosed14 Feb 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 14 Feb 2025
NewCVE-2024-3220 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for python/cpython.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Untrusted Search Path due to the improper handling of default file locations on Windows platforms. An attacker can create invalid files that cause a MemoryError to be raised on Python runtime startup or have file extensions be interpreted as the incorrect file type by manipulating the writable default file locations. This is only exploitable if the system uses the default file locations without modification.
Workaround
This vulnerability can be mitigated by calling mimetypes.init() with an empty list ([]) on Windows platforms to avoid using the default list of known file locations.