CVE-2007-4559

Published: Aug 28, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

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.

Affected (5)

Products: Python: Python

1 product

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Python Python	Before 3.6.16
Python Python	From 3.10.0 to 3.10.12
Python Python	From 3.11.0 to 3.11.4
Python Python	From 3.7.0 to 3.8.17
Python Python	From 3.9.0 to 3.9.17

Related CWEs

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (21)

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2007-August/074290.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListVendor Advisory

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2007-August/074292.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitMailing List

http://secunia.com/advisories/26623

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3022

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=263261

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVBB7NU3YIRRDOKLYVN647WPRR3IAKR6/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FI55PGL47ES3OU2FQPGEHOI2EK3S2OBH/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KA4Z44ZAI4SY7THCFBUDNT5EEFO4XQ3A/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2007-August/074290.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListVendor Advisory

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2007-August/074292.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitMailing List

http://secunia.com/advisories/26623

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3022

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=263261

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVBB7NU3YIRRDOKLYVN647WPRR3IAKR6/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FI55PGL47ES3OU2FQPGEHOI2EK3S2OBH/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KA4Z44ZAI4SY7THCFBUDNT5EEFO4XQ3A/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVBB7NU3YIRRDOKLYVN647WPRR3IAKR6/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FI55PGL47ES3OU2FQPGEHOI2EK3S2OBH/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KA4Z44ZAI4SY7THCFBUDNT5EEFO4XQ3A/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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