CVE-2020-8315 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Python (CPython) 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.6, and 3.8 through 3.8.1, an insecure dependency load upon launch on Windows 7 may result in an attacker's copy of api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll being loaded and used instead of the system's copy. Windows 8 and later are unaffected.

Published: 2020-01-28

Score: 5.5 Medium

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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Version	Status	Constraints
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Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-29182	In Python (CPython) 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.6, and 3.8 through 3.8.1, an insecure dependency load upon launch on Windows 7 may result in an attacker's copy of api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll being loaded and used instead of the system's copy. Windows 8 and later are unaffected.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00322.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.python.org/issue39401
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8315
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8315

History

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Python Python

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-01-28T18:35:58.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:56:28.392Z

Reserved: 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-8315

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-28T19:15:17.500

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:38:41.437

Link: CVE-2020-8315

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-01-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-8315 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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