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CVE-2019-20907HIGHCVSS 7.5

CVE-2019-20907

Published Jul 13, 2020·Updated Oct 14, 2026

NVD Description

In Lib/tarfile.py in Python through 3.8.3, an attacker is able to craft a TAR archive leading to an infinite loop when opened by tarfile.open, because _proc_pax lacks header validation.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

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