CVE-2015-5652 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2015-10-05

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-5603	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."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00147.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49503705/995204/index.html
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49503705/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000141
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76929
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Python Python

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2015-10-05T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:03.623Z

Reserved: 2015-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5652

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-10-06T01:59:27.250

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-5652

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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