A flaw was found in python. In Lib/tarfile.py 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.
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python | 2020-09-01 00:40 | ALAS2-2020-1483 |
| Amazon Linux 1 | python27 | 2020-08-27 00:20 | ALAS-2020-1427 |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python3 | 2020-09-01 00:40 | ALAS2-2020-1484 |
| Amazon Linux 1 | python34 | 2020-09-03 22:08 | ALAS-2020-1432 |
| Amazon Linux 1 | python34 | 2020-08-27 02:29 | ALAS-2020-1429 |
| Amazon Linux 1 | python35 | 2020-09-03 22:08 | ALAS-2020-1432 |
| Amazon Linux 1 | python35 | 2020-08-27 02:29 | ALAS-2020-1429 |
| Amazon Linux 1 | python36 | 2020-09-03 22:08 | ALAS-2020-1432 |
| Amazon Linux 1 | python36 | 2020-08-27 02:25 | ALAS-2020-1428 |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Python3.8 Extra | python38 | 2023-08-21 21:00 | ALAS2PYTHON3.8-2023-008 |
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
