NLTK before 3.9.3 fails to verify file integrity after downloading packages and before extraction in the downloader module. Attackers can perform man-in-the-middle attacks or DNS poisoning to inject …
High CVSS 7.1
Summary
NLTK before 3.9.3 fails to verify file integrity after downloading packages and before extraction in the downloader module. Attackers can perform man-in-the-middle attacks or DNS poisoning to inject malicious package contents that are extracted without validation.
In-depth triage
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-5wp5-5229-5g6q
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nltk-before-missing-post-download-integrity-verification
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD