nvidia-clara-sim

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 999`

## Source: kam193 (c71c25349ac9885da40fc765909e2c5fdcfb90a2ed9424ab5a3f070c74597a35)
Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.


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Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.


Campaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.


 - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (071cb3befb8e9410c2cdcfa9b987c7ea2628335c45e90dccf0b21b651d6ae71f)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'nvidia-clara-sim' @ 999 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/nvidia-clara-sim/MAL-2024-10315.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/nvidia-clara-sim
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/nvidia-clara-sim/MAL-2024-10315.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9x74-q9vh-7cx4

Compromised versions (1)

• = 999

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.