Security Bulletin
Summary
A flaw was found in python-babel. A path traversal vulnerability was found in how locale data files are checked and loaded within python-babel, allowing a local attacker to trick an application that uses python-babel to load a file outside of the intended locale directory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as service availability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-42771
DESCRIPTION: Python-Babel Babel could allow a local authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system, caused by a flaw in the Babel.Locale function. An attacker could load a specially-crafted .dat file containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211766 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| PowerVC |
2.0.0.0 2.0.1 2.0.1.1 2.0.2 2.0.2.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
17 Feb 2022: Initial Publication
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 February 2022
Initial Publish date:
17 February 2022
UID
ibm16557214