CVE-2007-4559

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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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

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')

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Products Affected

python_software_foundation

  • python