CVE-2007-4559

python: tarfile module directory traversal

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en las funciones (1) extract y (2) extractall en el módulo tarfile en Python permite a atacantes remotos con la intervención del usuario sobrescribir archivos de su elección a través de la secuencia ..(punto punto) en nombres de archivos en archivos TAR, un asunto relacionado es CVE-2001-1267.

A flaw was found in the Python tarfile module. Extracting a crafted TAR archive with the tarfile.extract or tarfile.extractall functions could lead to a directory traversal vulnerability, resulting in overwrite of arbitrary files.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-08-27 CVE Reserved
2007-08-28 CVE Published
2023-09-12 First Exploit
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-08 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/26623	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3022	Broken Link

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/davidholiday/CVE-2007-4559	2023-09-12
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2007-August/074292.html	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2007-August/074290.html	2024-03-23
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=263261	2024-01-30
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVBB7NU3YIRRDOKLYVN647WPRR3IAKR6	2024-03-23
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FI55PGL47ES3OU2FQPGEHOI2EK3S2OBH	2024-03-23
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KA4Z44ZAI4SY7THCFBUDNT5EEFO4XQ3A	2024-03-23
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06	2024-03-23
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4559	2024-01-30

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Python Search vendor "Python"		Python Search vendor "Python" for product "Python"				< 3.6.16 Search vendor "Python" for product "Python" and version " < 3.6.16"		-		Affected
Python Search vendor "Python"		Python Search vendor "Python" for product "Python"				>= 3.7.0 < 3.8.17 Search vendor "Python" for product "Python" and version " >= 3.7.0 < 3.8.17"		-		Affected
Python Search vendor "Python"		Python Search vendor "Python" for product "Python"				>= 3.9.0 < 3.9.17 Search vendor "Python" for product "Python" and version " >= 3.9.0 < 3.9.17"		-		Affected
Python Search vendor "Python"		Python Search vendor "Python" for product "Python"				>= 3.10.0 < 3.10.12 Search vendor "Python" for product "Python" and version " >= 3.10.0 < 3.10.12"		-		Affected
Python Search vendor "Python"		Python Search vendor "Python" for product "Python"				>= 3.11.0 < 3.11.4 Search vendor "Python" for product "Python" and version " >= 3.11.0 < 3.11.4"		-		Affected