CVE-2018-1000117

2022-10-0316:21:59

mitre

www.cve.org

cpython

windows

buffer overflow

arbitrary code execution

privilege escalation

vulnerability

7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

12.6%

JSON

Python Software Foundation CPython version From 3.2 until 3.6.4 on Windows contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in os.symlink() function on Windows that can result in Arbitrary code execution, likely escalation of privilege. This attack appears to be exploitable via a python script that creates a symlink with an attacker controlled name or location. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 3.7.0 and 3.6.5.