CVE-2019-18874 (High) detected in psutil-2.1.1.tar.gz

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CVE-2019-18874 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - psutil-2.1.1.tar.gz

Cross-platform lib for process and system monitoring in Python.

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/64/4b/70601d39b8e445265ed148affc49f7bfbd246940637785be5c80e007fa6e/psutil-2.1.1.tar.gz

Path to dependency file: clusterfuzz/src/python/bot/untrusted_runner/build

Path to vulnerable library: clusterfuzz/src/python/bot/untrusted_runner/build,clusterfuzz/src/appengine/handlers/cron/project,clusterfuzz/src/local/butler/scripts,clusterfuzz/src/python/bot/tasks,clusterfuzz/resources/platform/linux/peach/peach_mutator/peach_mutator/third_party/peach/requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ psutil-2.1.1.tar.gz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: aefe4b0859891117218fba5984e5c3e753ea9597

Vulnerability Details

psutil (aka python-psutil) through 5.6.5 can have a double free. This occurs because of refcount mishandling within a while or for loop that converts system data into a Python object.

Publish Date: 2019-11-12

URL: CVE-2019-18874

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2019-18874

Release Date: 2019-11-12

Fix Resolution: 5.6.6

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