CVE-2007-4559

The python language and python-pip package are vulnerable to a directory traversal flaw in the tarfile module's extract and extractall functions. An attacker can use a .. (dot dot) sequence in TAR archive filenames to overwrite arbitrary files on the host system. This issue is related to CVE-2001...

PSF-2007-2 Directory path traversal in extract() and extractall() tarfile functions via '..' (dot dot) sequences

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...

PT-2007-1155

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Python tarfile module versions affected versions not specified Description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the extract and extractall functions of the tarfile module in Python allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitra...