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HistoryJun 01, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

K78284681 : Python tarfile library vulnerability CVE-2019-20907

2021-06-0100:00:00
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7.6 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.012 Low

EPSS

Percentile

85.2%

Security Advisory Description

In Lib/tarfile.py in Python through 3.8.3, 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. (CVE-2019-20907)

Impact

A user-created custom Python script utilizing the Python tarfile library may enter an infinite loop, consuming resources and causing a denial of service. The Python tarfile library is not used by any standard F5-supplied software.