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.
Published: 2007-08-28
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 90.2% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Python Python
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus Rhel Software Collections
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-01-17T14:48:23.199Z

Reserved: 2007-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4559

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:01:09.683Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-08-28T01:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-4559

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-4559 - Bugzilla

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