Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-1000802
CVE-2018-1000802
Description
Python Software Foundation Python (CPython) version 2.7 contains a CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in shutil module (make_archive function) that can result in Denial of service, Information gain via injection of arbitrary files on the system or entire drive. This attack appear to be exploitable via Passage of unfiltered user input to the function. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit add531a1e55b0a739b0f42582f1c9747e5649ace.
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Affected products
902.7+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 2.7
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.7.0,<2.7.16
- osv-coords81 versionspkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python36&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/python36-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python36-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-doc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-doc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python-doc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python-doc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/python36&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/opensuse/python&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%202%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%202%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/opensuse/python3&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/python3-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/python36&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 3.6.10-3.42.2+ 80 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-3.42.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-3.42.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-4.3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-4.3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-3.42.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-4.3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-3.42.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.14-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.14-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-3.42.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-4.3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.18-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.14-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-3.42.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-lp151.6.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-lp151.6.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.15-1.1
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- bugs.python.org/issue34540nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/python/cpython/pull/8985nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/python/cpython/pull/8985/commits/add531a1e55b0a739b0f42582f1c9747e5649acenvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00030.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00031.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3817-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3817-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4306nvdThird Party Advisory
- mega.nznvd
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230309-0002/nvd
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