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eyeD3 is vulnerable to arbitrary file modification via symlink attack

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Aug 4, 2023

Package

pip eyeD3 (pip)

Affected versions

< 0.7.5

Patched versions

0.7.5

Description

tag.py in eyeD3 (aka python-eyed3) 0.7.5 and earlier for Python allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 8, 2014
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Reviewed Aug 4, 2023
Last updated Aug 4, 2023

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

EPSS score

0.042%
(5th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2014-1934

GHSA ID

GHSA-4r2w-w73w-36jm

Source code

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