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Vigil@nce - Python Core Windows 3.8: executing DLL code via python3x._pth
September 2020 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/?langue=2
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Python.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: user access/rights.
Provenance: intranet server.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 20/07/2020.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can create a malicious python3x._pth/python._pth DLL,
and then put it in the current directory of Python Core Windows
3.8, in order to execute code.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Python-Core-Windows-3-8-executing-DLL-code-via-python3x-pth-32882
