Vulnerability · NVD
CVE-2019-20907
HIGH 7.5
Vendor bulletin scale — NVD CVSS pending
In Lib/tarfile.py in Python through 3.8.3, an attacker is able to craft a TAR archive leading to an infinite loop when opened by tarfile.open, because _proc_pax lacks header validation.
Attack vector : Network
No privileges required
No user interaction
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
6.25%
above median
percentile 92.9%
Tracked apps referencing this CVE
For each app: the affected range, the fixing version, and where the tracked app stands today.
NVD references 8 distinct products for this CVE — only those tracked by Scout (mobile and desktop catalog apps) are listed above. Libraries, servers and out-of-scope products do not appear here. Full list on NVD ↗
Vulnerable CPE configurations (4)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions | CPE 2.3 URI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| python |
python All platforms (wildcard)
|
All platforms (wildcard) | ≥3.5.0 <3.5.10 | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| python |
python All platforms (wildcard)
|
All platforms (wildcard) | ≥3.6.0 <3.6.12 | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| python |
python All platforms (wildcard)
|
All platforms (wildcard) | ≥3.7.0 <3.7.9 | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| python |
python All platforms (wildcard)
|
All platforms (wildcard) | ≥3.8.0 <3.8.5 | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |