CVE-2007-4559
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)
02 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)
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 27.09% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-08-28 00:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-01-17 14:48Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-08-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 36b1e519c586dfdad28744838955a5767c9ad482054c30f796bfdac7e5f00090
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com26623http://secunia.com/advisories/26623
- www.vupen.comADV-2007-3022http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3022
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=263261
- mail.python.org[python-dev] 20070824 tarfile and directory traversal vulnerabilityhttp://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2007-August/074290.html
- mail.python.org[python-dev] 20070825 tarfile and directory traversal vulnerabilityhttp://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2007-August/074292.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202309-06https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2024-d1f1084584https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FI55PGL47ES3OU2FQPGEHOI2EK3S2OBH/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2024-ebb3c95344https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVBB7NU3YIRRDOKLYVN647WPRR3IAKR6/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2024-46374d2703https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KA4Z44ZAI4SY7THCFBUDNT5EEFO4XQ3A/
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVBB7NU3YIRRDOKLYVN647WPRR3IAKR6/
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FI55PGL47ES3OU2FQPGEHOI2EK3S2OBH/
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KA4Z44ZAI4SY7THCFBUDNT5EEFO4XQ3A/
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- platform-python Fixed in 3.6.8-56.el8_9.alma.1
- platform-python-debug Fixed in 3.6.8-56.el8_9.alma.1
- platform-python-devel Fixed in 3.6.8-56.el8_9.alma.1
- platform-python-pip Fixed in 9.0.3-23.el8
- python3-idle Fixed in 3.6.8-56.el8_9.alma.1
- python3-libs Fixed in 3.6.8-56.el8_9.alma.1
- python3-pip Fixed in 9.0.3-23.el8
- python3-pip-wheel Fixed in 9.0.3-23.el8
- python3-test Fixed in 3.6.8-56.el8_9.alma.1
- python3-tkinter Fixed in 3.6.8-56.el8_9.alma.1
- python3.11 Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python3.11-debug Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python3.11-devel Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python3.11-idle Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python3.11-libs Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python3.11-pip Fixed in 22.3.1-4.el8
- python3.11-pip-wheel Fixed in 22.3.1-4.el8
- python3.11-rpm-macros Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python3.11-test Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python3.11-tkinter Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python38 Fixed in 3.8.17-2.module_el8.9.0+3633+e453b53a
- python38-Cython Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 0.29.14-4.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- Affected before 0.29.14-4.module_el8.6.0+3163+f4472775
- python38-PyMySQL Fixed in 0.10.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- python38-asn1crypto Fixed in 1.2.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- python38-atomicwrites Fixed in 1.3.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- python38-attrs Fixed in 19.3.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- python38-babel Fixed in 2.7.0-11.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- python38-cffi Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.13.2-3.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- Affected before 1.13.2-3.module_el8.6.0+3163+f4472775
- python38-chardet Fixed in 3.0.4-19.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- python38-cryptography Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2.8-3.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- Affected before 2.8-3.module_el8.6.0+3163+f4472775
- python38-debug Fixed in 3.8.17-2.module_el8.9.0+3633+e453b53a
- python38-devel Fixed in 3.8.17-2.module_el8.9.0+3633+e453b53a
- python38-idle Fixed in 3.8.17-2.module_el8.9.0+3633+e453b53a
- python38-idna Fixed in 2.8-6.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- python38-jinja2 Fixed in 2.11.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+99a6a656
- python38-libs Fixed in 3.8.17-2.module_el8.9.0+3633+e453b53a
- python38-lxml Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 4.4.1-7.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- Affected before 4.4.1-7.module_el8.6.0+3163+f4472775
- python38-markupsafe Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.1.1-6.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- Affected before 1.1.1-6.module_el8.6.0+3163+f4472775
- python38-mod_wsgi Fixed in 4.6.8-5.module_el8.9.0+3633+e453b53a
- python38-more-itertools Fixed in 7.2.0-5.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
80 further packages in AlmaLinux 8 not shown (first 40 listed).
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- python-unversioned-command Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3 Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3-debug Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3-devel Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3-idle Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3-libs Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3-pip Fixed in 21.2.3-7.el9
- python3-pip-wheel Fixed in 21.2.3-7.el9
- python3-test Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3-tkinter Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3.11 Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el9_3
- python3.11-debug Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el9_3
- python3.11-devel Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el9_3
- python3.11-idle Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el9_3
- python3.11-libs Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el9_3
- python3.11-pip Fixed in 22.3.1-4.el9
- python3.11-pip-wheel Fixed in 22.3.1-4.el9
- python3.11-test Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el9_3
- python3.11-tkinter Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el9_3
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- platform-python Fixed in 3.6.8-56.el8_9.alma.1
- platform-python-debug Fixed in 3.6.8-56.el8_9.alma.1
- platform-python-devel Fixed in 3.6.8-56.el8_9.alma.1
- platform-python-pip Fixed in 9.0.3-23.el8
- python3-idle Fixed in 3.6.8-56.el8_9.alma.1
- python3-libs Fixed in 3.6.8-56.el8_9.alma.1
- python3-pip Fixed in 9.0.3-23.el8
- python3-pip-wheel Fixed in 9.0.3-23.el8
- python3-test Fixed in 3.6.8-56.el8_9.alma.1
- python3-tkinter Fixed in 3.6.8-56.el8_9.alma.1
- python3.11 Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python3.11-debug Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python3.11-devel Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python3.11-idle Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python3.11-libs Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python3.11-pip Fixed in 22.3.1-4.el8
- python3.11-pip-wheel Fixed in 22.3.1-4.el8
- python3.11-rpm-macros Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python3.11-test Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python3.11-tkinter Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el8_9
- python38 Fixed in 3.8.17-2.module_el8.9.0+3633+e453b53a
- python38-Cython Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 0.29.14-4.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- Affected before 0.29.14-4.module_el8.6.0+3163+f4472775
- python38-PyMySQL Fixed in 0.10.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- python38-asn1crypto Fixed in 1.2.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- python38-atomicwrites Fixed in 1.3.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- python38-attrs Fixed in 19.3.0-3.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- python38-babel Fixed in 2.7.0-11.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- python38-cffi Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.13.2-3.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- Affected before 1.13.2-3.module_el8.6.0+3163+f4472775
- python38-chardet Fixed in 3.0.4-19.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- python38-cryptography Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2.8-3.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- Affected before 2.8-3.module_el8.6.0+3163+f4472775
- python38-debug Fixed in 3.8.17-2.module_el8.9.0+3633+e453b53a
- python38-devel Fixed in 3.8.17-2.module_el8.9.0+3633+e453b53a
- python38-idle Fixed in 3.8.17-2.module_el8.9.0+3633+e453b53a
- python38-idna Fixed in 2.8-6.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- python38-jinja2 Fixed in 2.11.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+99a6a656
- python38-libs Fixed in 3.8.17-2.module_el8.9.0+3633+e453b53a
- python38-lxml Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 4.4.1-7.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- Affected before 4.4.1-7.module_el8.6.0+3163+f4472775
- python38-markupsafe Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.1.1-6.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
- Affected before 1.1.1-6.module_el8.6.0+3163+f4472775
- python38-mod_wsgi Fixed in 4.6.8-5.module_el8.9.0+3633+e453b53a
- python38-more-itertools Fixed in 7.2.0-5.module_el8.6.0+2778+cd494b30
80 further packages in CloudLinux 8 not shown (first 40 listed).
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- python-unversioned-command Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3 Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3-debug Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3-devel Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3-idle Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3-libs Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3-pip Fixed in 21.2.3-7.el9
- python3-pip-wheel Fixed in 21.2.3-7.el9
- python3-test Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3-tkinter Fixed in 3.9.18-1.el9_3
- python3.11 Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el9_3
- python3.11-debug Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el9_3
- python3.11-devel Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el9_3
- python3.11-idle Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el9_3
- python3.11-libs Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el9_3
- python3.11-pip Fixed in 22.3.1-4.el9
- python3.11-pip-wheel Fixed in 22.3.1-4.el9
- python3.11-test Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el9_3
- python3.11-tkinter Fixed in 3.11.5-1.el9_3
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- python2.7 No fix yet
- python3.10 Fixed in 3.10.12-1~22.04.2
- python3.11 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- python2.7 No fix yet
- python3.4 No fix yet
- python3.5 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- python2.7 No fix yet
- python3.5 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- python2.7 No fix yet
- python3.6 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- python3.8 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.