Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2007-4559 is a directory traversal issue in Python's tarfile extract and extractall functions. If software extracts a malicious TAR archive without checking paths, files outside the intended folder can be overwritten with the permissions of that process. Exposure is most likely in Python applications, automation, build systems, upload handlers, or data pipelines that accept TAR archives from users or external sources and call tarfile.extract or extractall without containment checks. Prioritize systems that ingest customer, partner, or internet-supplied TAR files. The issue is severe when reachable, but not every Python installation is exposed by default. Mitigation focus: Inventory all Python TAR extraction paths.; Avoid extracting untrusted TAR archives until reviewed.; Apply relevant Python or distribution updates from vendor advisories..
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- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=263261CVE reference
- GLSA-202309-06CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-d1f1084584CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-ebb3c95344CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-46374d2703CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVBB7NU3YIRRDOKLYVN647WPRR3IAKR6/CVE reference
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FI55PGL47ES3OU2FQPGEHOI2EK3S2OBH/CVE reference
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KA4Z44ZAI4SY7THCFBUDNT5EEFO4XQ3A/CVE reference
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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.