9.8

CVE-2007-4559: python

Modified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2023:2463-1SUSE-SU-2023:2473-1SUSE-SU-2023:2509-1
Published 28-08-2007Last modified 17-01-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-4559 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in python. EPSS estimates a 27.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
27.10%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 12
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12976-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13071-1RHSA-2023:6494RHSA-2023:6793RHSA-2023:7024RHSA-2023:7034

Timeline

  1. 28-08-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

27.10%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 27.10% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (mail.python.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse31 products
  • python3-core&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1< 3.6.15-150000.3.132.1
  • python3-core&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2< 3.6.15-150300.10.48.1
  • python3-core&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3< 3.6.15-150300.10.48.1
  • python3-core&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4< 3.6.15-150300.10.48.1
  • python3-core&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4< 3.6.15-150300.10.48.1
Opensuse30 products
  • python-pywayland&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 0.4.15-1.1 | < 0.4.17-3.5
  • python3-core&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 3.6.15-150300.10.48.1
  • python3-core&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 3.6.15-150300.10.48.1
  • python3-core&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3< 3.6.15-150300.10.48.1
  • python3-documentation&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 3.6.15-150300.10.48.1
Redhat22 products
  • platform-python< 0:3.6.8-56.el8_9
  • platform-python-debug< 0:3.6.8-56.el8_9
  • platform-python-devel< 0:3.6.8-56.el8_9
  • platform-python-pip< 0:9.0.3-23.el8 | < 0:9.0.3-22.1.el8_6 | < 0:9.0.3-22.1.el8_8
  • python-pip< 0:21.2.3-7.el9 | < 0:9.0.3-23.el8 | < 0:9.0.3-22.1.el8_6 | < 0:9.0.3-22.1.el8_8
Ubuntu7 products
  • python2.7All versions (No fix recorded)
  • python3.10< 3.10.12-1~22.04.2
  • python3.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • python3.4All versions (No fix recorded)
  • python3.5All versions (No fix recorded)
Chainguard4 products
  • condaAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • python-3.10All versions (No fix recorded)
  • python-3.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • python-3.12All versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi4 products
  • condaAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • python-3.10All versions (No fix recorded)
  • python-3.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • python-3.12All versions (No fix recorded)
Python1 product
  • python< 3.6.16 | ≥ 3.7.0, < 3.8.17 | ≥ 3.9.0, < 3.9.17 | ≥ 3.10.0, < 3.10.12 | ≥ 3.11.0, < 3.11.4

7 vendors · 99 products

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