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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2020.0160
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2020-0160)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-nltk' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0160 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-nltk' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0160 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated python-ntlk package fixes security vulnerability:

A vulnerability was found in NLTK Downloader before 3.4.5 is vulnerable
to a directory traversal, allowing attackers to write arbitrary files via
a ../ in an NLTK package (ZIP archive) that is mishandled during extraction
(CVE-2019-14751).

Affected Software/OS:
'python-nltk' package(s) on Mageia 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-14751
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QI4IJGLZQ5S7C5LNRNROHAO2P526XE3D/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGZSSEJH7RHH3RBUEVWWYT75QU67J7SE/
https://github.com/mssalvatore/CVE-2019-14751_PoC
https://salvatoresecurity.com/zip-slip-in-nltk-cve-2019-14751/
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0436 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00054.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0440 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00001.html
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