CVE-2019-13404

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
08/07/2019
Last modified:
05/08/2024

Description

The MSI installer for Python through 2.7.16 on Windows defaults to the C:\Python27 directory, which makes it easier for local users to deploy Trojan horse code. (This also affects old 3.x releases before 3.5.) NOTE: the vendor's position is that it is the user's responsibility to ensure C:\Python27 access control or choose a different directory, because backwards compatibility requires that C:\Python27 remain the default for 2.7.x

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.7.16 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.0.0 (including) 3.5.0 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


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