CVE-2019-20907 Information

Description

In Lib/tarfile.py in Python through 3.8.3 an attacker is able to craft a TAR archive leading to an infinite loop when opened by tarfile.open because _proc_pax lacks header validation.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00051.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00052.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00053.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00056.html https://bugs.python.org/issue39017 https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21454 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.html https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36XI3EEQNMHGOZEI63Y7UV6XZRELYEAU/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CAXHCY4V3LPAAJOBCJ26ISZ4NUXQXTUZ/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CNHPQGSP2YM3JAUD2VAMPXTIUQTZ2M2U/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CTUNTBJ3POHONQOTLEZC46POCIYYTAKZ/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LE4O3PNDNNOMSKHNUKZKD3NGHIFUFDPX/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NTBKKOLFFNHG6CM4ACDX4APHSD5ZX5N4/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OXI72HIHMXCQFWTULUXDG7VDA2BCYL4Y/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDKKRXLNVXRF6VGERZSR3OMQR5D5QI6I/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TOGKLGTXZLHQQFBVCAPSUDA6DOOJFNRY/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V3TALOUBYU2MQD4BPLRTDQUMBKGCAXUA/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V53P2YOLEQH4J7S5QHXMKMZYFTVVMTMO/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VT4AF72TJ2XNIKCR4WEBR7URBJJ4YZRD/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YILCHHTNLH4GG4GSQBX2MZRKZBXOLCKE/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YSL3XWVDMSMKO23HR74AJQ6VEM3C2NTS/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-01 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0002/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/4428-1/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5