CVE-2015-5652

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5652
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerjpcert
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-10-06 01:59:27 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionUntrusted search path vulnerability in python.exe in Python through 3.5.0 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse readline.pyd file in the current working directory. NOTE: the vendor says "It was determined that this is a longtime behavior of Python that cannot really be altered at this point."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Python Python All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Python DLL Loading 'readline.pyd' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
JVN#49503705: Python for Windows may insecurely load dynamic libraries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp Vendor Advisory
Japan Vulnerability Notes/Information from Python af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp Vendor Advisory
jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000141 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvndb.jvn.jp Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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