Description
picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious pickle files that exploit idlelib.debugobj.ObjectTreeItem.SetText function in reduce methods. Attackers can craft pickle files with embedded code that bypasses picklescan detection and executes arbitrary commands when pickle.load() is called.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| picklescan | picklescan | < 0.0.29 | 0.0.29 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | picklescan | < 0.0.29 | 0.0.29 | GHSA-3vg9-h568-4w9m |
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-3vg9-h568-4w9m) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: picklescan - Remote Code Execution via idlelib.debugobj.ObjectTreeItem.SetText third-party-advisory