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.
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Published : 2007-08-27 18:17
Updated : 2011-03-07 18:58
NVD link : CVE-2007-4559
Mitre link : CVE-2007-4559
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CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Products Affected
python_software_foundation
- python