Vulnerability · NVD
CVE-2007-4559
CRITICAL 9.8
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.
Attack vector : Network
No privileges required
No user interaction
Show raw CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
27.10%
moderate exploit risk
percentile 97.9%
Tracked apps referencing this CVE
For each app: the affected range, the fixing version, and where the tracked app stands today.
Vulnerable CPE configurations (5)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions | CPE 2.3 URI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| python |
python All platforms (wildcard)
|
All platforms (wildcard) | <3.6.16 | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| python |
python All platforms (wildcard)
|
All platforms (wildcard) | ≥3.7.0 <3.8.17 | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| python |
python All platforms (wildcard)
|
All platforms (wildcard) | ≥3.9.0 <3.9.17 | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| python |
python All platforms (wildcard)
|
All platforms (wildcard) | ≥3.10.0 <3.10.12 | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| python |
python All platforms (wildcard)
|
All platforms (wildcard) | ≥3.11.0 <3.11.4 | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |