SB2020031952 - Fedora 31 update for python-nltk

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SB2020031952 - Fedora 31 update for python-nltk

Published: March 19, 2020 Updated: April 25, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2020031952
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14751)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


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.

References