CVE-2019-20907

Updated: 2025-08-20 02:02:58.450634

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.


Links NIST CIRCL RHEL Ubuntu

Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x MEDIUM 5.0
CVSS Version 3.x HIGH 7.5

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

Debian 13 python 2.7 7.5 HIGH Released CLSA-2025:1760114590 2025-10-10 22:10:23
Debian 13 python 3.8 7.5 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2025-11-12 16:13:17
Debian 13 python 3.7 7.5 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2025-11-12 16:13:17
EL 10 python 2.7 7.5 HIGH Released CLSA-2025:1760094297 2025-10-10 22:10:24
EL 10 python 3.6 7.5 HIGH Already Fixed 2025-10-23 12:33:56
EL 7 python 2.7 7.5 HIGH Released CLSA-2025:1760098071 2025-10-10 22:10:20
EL 7 python 3.6 7.5 HIGH Already Fixed 2025-07-16 01:30:36
EL 8 python 2.7 7.5 HIGH Released CLSA-2025:1760098145 2025-10-10 22:10:19
EL 8 python 3.6 7.5 HIGH Already Fixed 2025-07-16 01:30:36
EL 9 python 3.6 7.5 HIGH Already Fixed 2025-07-16 01:30:36
Total: 31