SB2020040160 - OpenSUSE Linux update for python-nltk
Published: April 1, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020040160
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14751)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary files on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not properly handle ZIP archives during extraction. A remote attacker can by extract a ZIP archive that contains malicious traversal characters and write arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.