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CVE-2015-5652

Untrusted 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."

Published

2015-10-06T01:59:27.250

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	python	python	≤ 3.5.0	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows	*	No

References

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49503705/995204/index.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49503705/index.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000141 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76929 ([email protected])
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755 ([email protected])
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49503705/995204/index.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49503705/index.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000141 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76929 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)