CVE-2007-4559
Public on 2007-08-28
Modified on 2024-05-29
Description
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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAQM Linux 2 - Core | python | 2025-03-26 | ALAS2-2025-2816 | Fixed |
| HAQM Linux 2 - Core | python-pip | 2025-03-26 | ALAS2-2025-2814 | Fixed |
| HAQM Linux 2023 | python-pip | 2025-03-26 | ALAS2023-2025-923 | Fixed |
| HAQM Linux 1 | python27 | No Fix Planned | ||
| HAQM Linux 2 - Core | python3 | 2025-03-26 | ALAS2-2025-2815 | Fixed |
| HAQM Linux 2023 | python3.11 | 2025-01-30 | ALAS2023-2025-829 | Fixed |
| HAQM Linux 2023 | python3.11-pip | 2025-03-26 | ALAS2023-2025-924 | Fixed |
| HAQM Linux 2023 | python3.9 | 2024-12-12 | ALAS2023-2024-790 | Fixed |
| HAQM Linux 1 | python38 | No Fix Planned | ||
| HAQM Linux 2 - Python3.8 Extra | python38 | 2024-11-08 | ALAS2PYTHON3.8-2024-016 | Fixed |
| HAQM Linux 2 - Python3.8 Extra | python38-pip | 2025-03-26 | ALAS2PYTHON3.8-2025-018 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAQM Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |