CVE-2019-20907
At a glance
- Severity
- MEDIUM 5.5
- EPSS
- EPSS 2.99 % · percentile 87 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-11441
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2019-20907
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0395 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0050 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-1015 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-267 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Networks Junos Space · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-589 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Junos Space Log Collector · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.5.0 < 3.5.10cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.6.0 < 3.6.12cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.7.0 < 3.7.9cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.8.0 < 3.8.5cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*≥ 9.5cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_volumes_ontap_mediator:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance_kit:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VT4AF72TJ2XNIKCR4WEBR7URBJJ4YZRD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CAXHCY4V3LPAAJOBCJ26ISZ4NUXQXTUZ/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4428-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V3TALOUBYU2MQD4BPLRTDQUMBKGCAXUA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YSL3XWVDMSMKO23HR74AJQ6VEM3C2NTS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LE4O3PNDNNOMSKHNUKZKD3NGHIFUFDPX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TOGKLGTXZLHQQFBVCAPSUDA6DOOJFNRY/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-01
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDKKRXLNVXRF6VGERZSR3OMQR5D5QI6I/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YILCHHTNLH4GG4GSQBX2MZRKZBXOLCKE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NTBKKOLFFNHG6CM4ACDX4APHSD5ZX5N4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CNHPQGSP2YM3JAUD2VAMPXTIUQTZ2M2U/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V53P2YOLEQH4J7S5QHXMKMZYFTVVMTMO/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CTUNTBJ3POHONQOTLEZC46POCIYYTAKZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36XI3EEQNMHGOZEI63Y7UV6XZRELYEAU/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00053.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00056.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OXI72HIHMXCQFWTULUXDG7VDA2BCYL4Y/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00032.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- https://bugs.python.org/issue39017
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21454
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0002/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00024.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |