Bug 1146427 – VUL-1: CVE-2019-14751: python-nltk: Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) prior to version 3.4.5 is vulnerable to a directory traversal, allowing attackers to write arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash)

Bug 1146427 - (CVE-2019-14751) VUL-1: CVE-2019-14751: python-nltk: Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) prior to version 3.4.5 is vulnerable to a directory traversal, allowing attackers to write arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash)

(CVE-2019-14751)
Summary:	VUL-1: CVE-2019-14751: python-nltk: Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) prior to ...

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Classification:	openSUSE
Product:	openSUSE Distribution
Classification:	openSUSE
Component:	Security
Version:	Leap 15.1
Hardware:	Other Other

Priority:	P4 - Low Severity: Minor (vote)
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Assigned To:	Security Team bot
QA Contact:	Security Team bot

URL:	https://smash.suse.de/issue/240518/
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Reported:	2019-08-20 15:46 UTC by Wolfgang Frisch
Modified:	2022-07-03 19:15 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Wolfgang Frisch 2019-08-20 15:46:00 UTC

CVE-2019-14751

Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) prior to version 3.4.5 is vulnerable to a
directory traversal, allowing attackers to write arbitrary files via a ../ (dot
dot slash) in an NLTK package (ZIP archive) that is mishandled during
extraction.

References:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2019-14751
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2019/CVE-2019-14751.html

Comment 1 Dirk Mueller 2020-03-24 19:13:16 UTC

This has been already fixed for Leap 15.2 and Tumbleweed. I"ve submitted now an update for Leap 15.1 including the bug reference.

Comment 2 Swamp Workflow Management 2020-03-24 19:50:06 UTC

This is an autogenerated message for OBS integration:
This bug (1146427) was mentioned in
https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/787913 Factory / python-nltk
https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/787914 15.1 / python-nltk

Comment 3 Swamp Workflow Management 2020-03-31 19:13:55 UTC

openSUSE-SU-2020:0436-1: An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Category: security (moderate)
Bug References: 1146427
CVE References: CVE-2019-14751
Sources used:
openSUSE Leap 15.1 (src):    python-nltk-3.4.5-lp151.4.3.1

Comment 4 Swamp Workflow Management 2020-04-01 13:29:45 UTC

openSUSE-SU-2020:0440-1: An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Category: security (moderate)
Bug References: 1146427
CVE References: CVE-2019-14751
Sources used:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 (src):    python-nltk-3.4.5-bp151.4.3.1

Comment 5 Alexandros Toptsoglou 2020-05-04 12:16:15 UTC

Done

Comment 6 OBSbugzilla Bot 2022-06-29 08:40:02 UTC

This is an autogenerated message for OBS integration:
This bug (1146427) was mentioned in
https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/985711 Backports:SLE-15-SP2 / python-nltk

Comment 7 Swamp Workflow Management 2022-07-03 19:15:53 UTC

openSUSE-SU-2022:10040-1: An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Category: security (moderate)
Bug References: 1146427,1191030
CVE References: CVE-2019-14751,CVE-2021-3828
JIRA References: 
Sources used:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 (src):    python-nltk-3.7-bp152.3.3.1