CVE-2020-15801

Summary

CVECVE-2020-15801
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-07-17 03:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-06-27 16:19:00 UTC
DescriptionIn Python 3.8.4, sys.path restrictions specified in a python38._pth file are ignored, allowing code to be loaded from arbitrary locations. The <executable-name>._pth file (e.g., the python._pth file) is not affected.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-426

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Application Netapp Max Data - All All All
Application Python Python All All All All
Application Python Python 3.8.4 All All All
Application Python Python 3.8.4 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2020-15801 Python Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
bpo-41304: Ensure python3x._pth is loaded on Windows by zooba · Pull Request #21495 · python/cpython · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Issue 41304: python 38 embed ignore python38._pth file on windows - Python tracker MISC bugs.python.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 690536 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for python (7d7221ee-d334-11ea-bc50-080027846a02)

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