Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:46021Improper Authorization
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
6.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
14.3%
python is vulnerable to Improper Authorization. The vulnerability is due to dereferencing symlinks during cleanup of permissions-related errors, potentially allowing users with the ability to run privileged programs to modify permissions of files referenced by symlinks in certain situations.
References
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/20/5
github.com/python/cpython/commit/02a9259c717738dfe6b463c44d7e17f2b6d2cb3a
github.com/python/cpython/commit/5585334d772b253a01a6730e8202ffb1607c3d25
github.com/python/cpython/commit/6ceb8aeda504b079fef7a57b8d81472f15cdd9a5
github.com/python/cpython/commit/81c16cd94ec38d61aa478b9a452436dc3b1b524d
github.com/python/cpython/commit/8eaeefe49d179ca4908d052745e3bb8b6f238f82
github.com/python/cpython/commit/d54e22a669ae6e987199bb5d2c69bb5a46b0083b
github.com/python/cpython/issues/91133
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00025.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T3IGRX54M7RNCQOXVQO5KQKTGWCOABIM/
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U5VHWS52HGD743C47UMCSAK2A773M2YE/
mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/Q5C6ATFC67K53XFV4KE45325S7NS62LD/
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-6597
Related
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
6.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
14.3%