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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 Versions
python python
All platforms (wildcard)
≥3.5.0 <3.5.10
python python
All platforms (wildcard)
≥3.6.0 <3.6.12
python python
All platforms (wildcard)
≥3.7.0 <3.7.9
python python
All platforms (wildcard)
≥3.8.0 <3.8.5
View on NVD ↗ Advisory · bugs.python.org Advisory · github.com Advisory · www.oracle.com