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
82- Range: 2.7
- osv-coords81 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/python36&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/python3-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/python3&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/python&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/python36-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/python36-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/python36&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/python36&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg: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%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&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%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg: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&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%202%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Application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< 3.6.15-1.1+ 80 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.15-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-lp151.6.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-lp151.6.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.18-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-4.3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-4.3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-4.3.5
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- (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: < 3.6.10-3.42.2
- (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
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
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- (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: < 3.6.10-3.42.2
- (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
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.6-25.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.14-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.1
- (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
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- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
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- (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: < 2.7.14-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.14-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.13-28.16.1
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- (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
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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